Fra Lippo Lippi: A Romance
by Farrington, Margaret Vere
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good-. 1892. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fra Filippo Lippi was a 15th century Florentine painter; the author seems to have created a fictional narrative surrounding events in his life. Nicely decorated green cloth cover with gilt and white cover decoration and gilt spine lettering and decoration (spine lettering is dull, but still very legible. Top edge is guilt. 14 photogravure illustrations with tissue guards. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down, and light wear to extremities, particularly bottom and top of spine, leaning slightly. Ref: Wright 3366 Please inquire if you would like more information. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 225 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3428
- Title
- Fra Lippo Lippi: A Romance
- Author
- Farrington, Margaret Vere
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Fiction, Art, Decorated Cover, Decorated Trade Binding
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
Biblio member since 2023
Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
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- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...