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L' Ornement Polychrome deuxieme serie. Cent vingt planches en couleur or et argent. Art ancient et asiatique moyen age, renaissance, XVII, XVIII et XIX siecles.; Recueil historique et pratique avec des notices explicatives publie sous la direction de M.A. Racinet
by RACINET, M.A
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- Condition
- very good(+)
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Firmin-Didot. hardcover. very good(+). 2nd series. 8 of 10 volume set. Missing volumes 5 and 9. The superb series of plates were printed in chromolithography by Firmin Didot, each plate accompanied by a leaf of descriptive text. There is some scattered foxing in the text but the plates are fine and clean. Slim folio, publisher's red pebbled cloth, with gold lettering. Paris: Firmim Didot, 1885 - 1887. Very good(+).<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 268140
- Title
- L' Ornement Polychrome deuxieme serie. Cent vingt planches en couleur or et argent. Art ancient et asiatique moyen age, renaissance, XVII, XVIII et XIX siecles.; Recueil historique et pratique avec des notices explicatives publie sous la direction de M.A. Racinet
- Author
- RACINET, M.A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good(+)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Firmin-Didot
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Argosy Book Store
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- Pebbled
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- Plate
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- Folio
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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