Italian High Renaissance And Baroque Sculpture.: Two volumes: catalogue and plate
by Pope-Hennessy, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: Phaidon, 1963. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Presentation on the front free end paper of the plate volume in the hand of Madeleine Cosman to her husband. Both volumes internally clean and bright. The plate volume has one hundred and sixty eight plates. The dust jackets are lightly faded with some rubbing and small chips to the edges. Large business car from Dr. Madeleine Pelner Cosman laid in.
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- Bookseller
- James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9001951
- Title
- Italian High Renaissance And Baroque Sculpture.
- Author
- Pope-Hennessy, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Phaidon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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