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[GIO.] GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
by A. Hyatt Mayor
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/very good
- Seller
-
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: H. Bittner and Co., 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 8 3/4 x 11 in. Maroon cloth boards with gilt lettering. Very high quality numerous B&W illus. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; no edge wear, covers immaculate, binding tight, text very clean, small owner's label on ffep. DJ is VERY GOOD ; price-clipped, slight edge wear and chipping, spine toned, no tears. STK
Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44399
- Title
- [GIO.] GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI
- Author
- A. Hyatt Mayor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- NY: H. Bittner and Co.
- Date Published
- 1952
Terms of Sale
Andre Strong Bookseller
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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