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Modern French Painters
by Wilenski, R. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Faber & Faber, London, 1945. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. preface to the 1944 edition, preface to the 1945 edition, preface for the general reader, preface for students, acknowledgements, Dramatis Personae, the and introduction by author, four appendices and general index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white reproductions of various artist's works and eight coloured reproductions of artists works, which are tipped in. Blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. The history of modern French painting, from 1863 to the time of the book's writing – 1940. The book covers the various artists and the art styles – e.g., Dada, Surrealism, Rhythmic Decoration, Realism and Impressionism and Cubism. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with bumping of the book corners. Rubbing of the book panels with some noticeable fading to the back strip. The spine is quite cocked. Light browning of the text block edges along with scattered faint foxing. Offset tanning and very faint foxing to the endpapers and there is a small erosion mark to the top right hand corner of the front paste-down. There is a inch split to the top edge of the rear hinge. Age toning of the text block edges with a very occasional foxing spot. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [4], V - XXXI, [3], 3 - 424 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; France; Inventory No: 0122440. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122440
- Title
- Modern French Painters
- Author
- Wilenski, R. H
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Art, French, modern, survey, artists, styles, Dada, Surrealism, Realism and Impressionism, symbolism and Synthetism, Modern Classical Renaissance, Fauvism, Futurism, Rhythmic Decoration, Cubism, Functionalism, Style Mecanique, Expressionism, Surrea
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
Glossary
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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