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Catalogue of Chinese Art Objects, Including Porcelains, Potteries, Jades, Bronzes, and Cloisonne Enamels
by Bacon, Edward R. and John Getz
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG (covers are weak and are in need of repair,raised bands on spine are missing except one, pages are very clean and clear. S
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Privately Printed for V.P. Bacon, 1919. Hardcover. VG/VG (covers are weak and are in need of repair,raised bands on spine are missing except one, pages are very clean and clear. Slipcase has overall light shelfwear and bumping). Three quarters burgundy leather and colorful marble boards; raised bands on spine with gilt tooling and lettering; top edge gilt, marble illustrated end pages, bw original etching frontispiece of Edward R. Bacon by Anders Zorn; xvii; 315 pp, bw plates and 62 mounted color plates. Issued in original brown slipcase. Limited edition, less than 200 copies. This is numbered 59. Quite scarce! Collected by Edward R. Bacon with illustrations in colour and photogravure. Notes and descriptions by John Getz.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 181051
- Title
- Catalogue of Chinese Art Objects, Including Porcelains, Potteries, Jades, Bronzes, and Cloisonne Enamels
- Author
- Bacon, Edward R. and John Getz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG (covers are weak and are in need of repair,raised bands on spine are missing except one, pages are very clean and clear. S
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for V.P. Bacon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Chinese Collections ; Edward Bacon Collection ; ;
Terms of Sale
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...
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