A History of English Glass-Painting. With some remarks upon the Swiss glass miniatures of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
by DRAKE, Maurice (1875-1923)
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About This Item
New York: McBride, Nast & Company, 1913. Quarter-Vellum. Near Fine+. Royal 8vo (341 x 215mm): x,226,[2]pp, with color frontispiece and 35 color and monochrome plates from Wilfred Drake's original drawings, all with descriptive tissue guards. Publisher's quarter parchment over drab paper-covered boards, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine toned and lightly rubbed, else an excellent example, tightly bound and clean throughout. First published the previous year in London. Includes bibliographies of stained-glass and catalogues of Swiss glass collections. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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- Bookseller
- Fine Editions Ltd (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BB2675
- Title
- A History of English Glass-Painting. With some remarks upon the Swiss glass miniatures of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Author
- DRAKE, Maurice (1875-1923)
- Format/Binding
- Quarter-Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- McBride, Nast & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- Glass painting and staining — England. — History. Glass painting and staining — Switzerland. — History. Glass painting and staining — Bibliography.
- Bookseller catalogs
- XIX CENTURY;
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- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...