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Contemporary Art in Europe by Benjamin, S. G. W - 1877

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Contemporary Art in Europe by Benjamin, S. G. W - 1877

Contemporary Art in Europe

by Benjamin, S. G. W

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/No Dust jacket. First Edition decorated Victorian binding in excellent condition, SIGNED by the publishers. Clean green cloth boards with gold and black decoration on cover and spine, blind-stamped fancy "HB" for Harper & Brothers on rear board. Bevelled board edges. Small spots of wear-through to cloth at two corner tips; some fraying at both spine ends. Front free endpaper is detached but present. Binding is tight, pages are clean, with gilt page edges on all sides. Clean chocolate brown endpapers. Inscribed and signed on back of front free endpaper as follows: "For Thurlow Weed, Esq., from the sons of his contemporaries & old friends, Harper Brothers, Christmas, 1877." Frontispiece illustration (Peasants' Ball) with tissue guard; many more illustrations throughout, including full page with tissue guards. 165 pages with index + publisher's advertising at rear of book listing "Valuable & Interesting Works for Public and Private Libraries."



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  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good+
  • Jacket Condition No Dust jacket
  • Edition First Edition, First Printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Harper & Brothers
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1877
  • Keywords Victorian decorated binding, S. G. W. Benjamin, European art, first edition, DATB

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Contemporary Art in Europe

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Trieste Publishing, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. Like New. 6x0x9. Firm, square and tight, just showing a few very mild rubs. Hence a non-text page is stamped 'damaged'. Despite such this book looks and feels unread and is actually in nearly new condition. Thus the contents are crisp and fresh. Now offered for sale at a special bargain price.
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Contemporary Art in Europe

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New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1877 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 165 (7) pp, introduction, list of b&w tissue protected illustrations, I. Contemporary Art in England, II. Contemporary Art in France, Contemporary Art in Germany. Mylar Protected. Inked inscription on prelim. Only the slightest wear to head & tail spine, and fore-edge tips to an otherwise bright and shiny boards with only slightly cracked front hinge, and two small chips and a closed tears to ffep. A few instances of foxing to either tissue and/or adjacent page, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with ornate gilt decoration to front board and spine, and gilt edges..
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Contemporary Art In Europe

by S. G. W. Benjamin

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Hamlin Press, 2008-11-20. Paperback. Used:Good.
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Contemporary Art in Europe

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877 A very fine binding. Beautiful elaborate pictorial front cover stamped in gilt and black. Brown cloth. Beveled boards. Text is divided into 3 parts: Contemporary Art in England, Contemporay Art in France and Contemporary Art in Germany. 77 engraving like illustrations. 164 pages plus one page of ads. page #165 missing. Gilt page edges. Front endpaper split at fold but repaired. Hinges strong. Clean. Tight. Some wear at corners of binding and at head and tail of spine, cover is beautiful. VG. .
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CONTEMPORARY ART IN EUROPE

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Burne-Jones. BENJAMIN, S.G.W. CONTEMPORARY ART IN EUROPE. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 8vo. Publisher's gilt cloth, all edges gi Frontispiece, 165, (8) pages. First edition. An interesting, contemporary account, with mention of E. Burne Jones, Rossett Hunt, and other pre-Raphalites; illustrated. Name in ink on front blank, sporadic foxing, else very good.
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CONTEMPORARY ART IN EUROPE

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Burne-Jones. BENJAMIN, S.G.W. CONTEMPORARY ART IN EUROPE. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 8vo. Publisher's gilt cloth, all edges gi Frontispiece, 165, (8) pages. First edition. An interesting, contemporary account, with mention of E. Burne Jones, Rossett Hunt, and others; illustrated. Both hinges internally cracked, covers and edges rubbed, else very good.
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Contemporary Art in Europe - with Illustrations

by Benjamin, S. G. W

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Harper & Brothers. As New. 1877. Hardcover. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - AS NEW, THE TEXT BLOCK IS PRISTINE, CLEAN, UNMARKED, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - - Contents organized into the folowing sections: Contemporary Art in England; Contemporary Art in France; Contemporary Art in Germany. Includes images of works by Rosa Bonheur, Jules Breton, E. Burne Jones, Fromentin, and many others. Lovely embossed coverboard and binding. -- with a bonus offer-- .
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