History of Ancient Pottery; Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman
by Birch, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1873. First edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. xv, 644pp. Gilt embossed turquoise cloth. Beveled edges. Head and tail of spine bumped and worn. "With the bookplate of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of The American Indians in Pasadena, California." Hinges starting. Frontispiece. Illustrated with annotated color plates, woodcuts and drawings. Overall in good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11223
- Title
- History of Ancient Pottery; Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman
- Author
- Birch, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Art History, Antiquity , Ceramics, Tiles, clay, history , clay artifacts, antiquties
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Gilt
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