A History of Book Illustration : the Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book
by Bland, David
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good without dust jacket
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1958. First edition. Hardcover in full cloth. Very Good without dust jacket. Tall quarto (oversized) in orange cloth and black & gilt spine label. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Spine has a worn spot in the cloth midway near front joint. Label has some scuffing and scratching. Textblock lightly soiled. 448 p. w/illustrations, index. A survey of illustration, chronological and regional, from the Medieval west through the Orient , and then on up in Europe til the 20tjh C. A standard, imporatant foundation work in this subject
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- Motte & Bailey, Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11354
- Title
- A History of Book Illustration : the Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book
- Author
- Bland, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in full cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good without dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1958
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