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A FACE TO THE WORLD: ON SELF-PORTRAITS.
by CUMMING, Laura
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Dust jacket may show slight signs of shelfwear and is creased at top of spine. Tiny stain to bottom corner of free endpaper and
- ISBN 10
- 0007118430
- ISBN 13
- 9780007118434
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London,, 2009. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.. Dust jacket may show slight signs of shelfwear and is creased at top of spine. Tiny stain to bottom corner of free endpaper and half-title. Some rubbing to reverse of dust jacket. Otherwise tight and internally clean copy. Near fine in very good dust jacket. . Large 8vo. pp: 309. First edition. Original publisher's black boards with gilt lettering at spine in original publisher's colour illustrated dust jacket. Copiously illustrated throughout in colour. This is a large and heavy item and may well require additional cost to post. ISBN: 9780007118434
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- Bookseller
- Any Amount of Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C69773
- Title
- A FACE TO THE WORLD: ON SELF-PORTRAITS.
- Author
- CUMMING, Laura
- Book Condition
- Used - Dust jacket may show slight signs of shelfwear and is creased at top of spine. Tiny stain to bottom corner of free endpaper and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0007118430
- ISBN 13
- 9780007118434
- Publisher
- Harpercollins
- Place of Publication
- London,
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 309
- Keywords
- Art
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