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CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF ETCHED & ENGRAVED WORKS BY THE BEST MASTERS; CATALOGUE OF THE FINE COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS Auction Catalogues
by Rose, James Anderson & James, J. Burleigh
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Sotheby Wilkinson & Strand`. Good. 1876 & 1877. Hardcover. 2 soft cover catalogues with original covers in a hard cover binding. Catalogue #1: 1876. 301pp. Etched and engraved works by the best masters formed during thirty years by James Anderson Rose. First, the history and progress of etching. Second, The progress of engravings. Rare portrait illustrations. Catalogue #2: 358pp. 1877. Fine collection of engravings formed by the Rev. J. Burleigh James. Engraved illustrations. Purple cloth, leather spine has gilt title. Text tight & intact. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpaper. Deckle page edges. Spine ends are chipped. Corners are rubbed. Front internal hinge cracked with cover firmly attached. A few pages have edge chips. Burlington Fine Art Club's book plate. Art ; Engravings; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 659 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14996
- Title
- CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF ETCHED & ENGRAVED WORKS BY THE BEST MASTERS; CATALOGUE OF THE FINE COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS Auction Catalogues
- Author
- Rose, James Anderson & James, J. Burleigh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Publisher
- Sotheby Wilkinson & Strand`
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876 & 1877
- Keywords
- Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Books are conservatively described. Full refund within 20 days. Books mailed upon notification of sale. Books sold by direct payment to bookseller will be shipped after receipt of check or notice of payment through paypal. If your book are heavy or oversized, we may contact you for additional shipping. All books/ephemera are securely packaged to assure safe arrival at their destination. All books for sale are in-stock on premises.
About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
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