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Cloisonne, The Art of Cloisonne Enameling and Jewelry Making
by Liban, Felicia; & Louise Mitchell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 080196900X
- ISBN 13
- 9780801969003
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Company, 1980. NOT a library discard. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket (light edgewear/sticker residue on rear panel). NOT price clipped ($18.95). Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - probably never read. 1980. First Printing of the First Edition, with complete number row (1234567890) on the copyright page. Lavishly illustrated with b/w photographs and 8 full color plates, inserted. Bound in the original blue marbled (imitation?) boards with a pink spine. Stamped in shiny silver on the spine and front cover. Complete with dust jacket. Title: "Cloisonné, The Art of Cloisonné Enameling and Jewelry Making." From the publisher: "A comprehensive, step-by-step guide including information on enameling on silver, copper, steel and aluminum; creating shaded enamels using Limoges techniques; wirework and color patterns for 20 original designs; thorough instructions on granulation and fusion; making 7 types of chains, 8 styles of bails, pendants, rings and other jewelry settings." . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xiv, 246pp. + 8 full color plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023062
- Title
- Cloisonne, The Art of Cloisonne Enameling and Jewelry Making
- Author
- Liban, Felicia; & Louise Mitchell
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 080196900X
- ISBN 13
- 9780801969003
- Publisher
- Chilton Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Radnor, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1980
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art / Fine Arts / Arts & Crafts;
- Size
- xiv, 246pp. + 8 full color plates
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About the Seller
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Henderson, Nevada
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