Early American Wall Stencils: Their Origin, History, & Use
by Janet Waring
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: William R. Scott, Inc, 1937. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 11.5" by 9". None. A new edition of this beautifully illustrated history of American wall stencils. New edition. Illustrated with tipped in colour frontispiece, six tipped in colour plates, and ninety-six figures on plates to the rear of the text. Collated complete. A guide to the American wall stencils with reference to their historical important in different regions across the United States. Written by Janet Waring, an American art historian specializing in American decorative arts. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fraying to the head of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with chipping to the extremities and the odd closed tear. Loss to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 859T39
- Title
- Early American Wall Stencils: Their Origin, History, & Use
- Author
- Janet Waring
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William R. Scott, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- Early American Wall Stencils Waring American
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tipped In
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- Chipping
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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