The Odyssey of Homer Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman R.A. Sculptor London.
by (FLAXMAN, John; illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Seeley, Jackson, Halliday, (No date). 7 ½ " x 11", slate blue cloth boards blocked in black, unpaginated; 34 plates after compositions by Flaxman. With the ownership signature of Stanley Mace Foster, and dated by him at the Municipal School of Art, Manchester and dated 1904. Stanely Mace Foster (b. 1884), sculptor, modeller and silver and goldsmith, studied Manchester School of Art and Royal College of Art. (Johnson & Greutzner, Thge Dictionary of British Artists 1880-1940, p. 183). Endpapers, title leaf and final leaf unevenly darkened, binding is starting with glue dry and brittle, some leafs spung, but holding just for now; covers lightly worn and soiled, but with corners and spine ends rubbed. .
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- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20369
- Title
- The Odyssey of Homer Engraved from the Compositions of John Flaxman R.A. Sculptor London.
- Author
- (FLAXMAN, John; illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Seeley, Jackson, Halliday, (No date).
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
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Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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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....
- Soiled
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- Cloth
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