THE RAPE OF LA BELLE.
by HAHN, HARRY
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Nearly Fine./Nearly Fine.
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Kansas City: Frank Glenn Publishing Co., 1946. In pictorial dust wrapper. With an introduction by Thomas Hart Benton. A fascinating expose about the American art world and the power of experts. A look into the intriguing world of "big time" art. Mr. Hahn examines the authenticity of "La Belle Ferronnierre" or "The Lady In The Red Dress" painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Was it real or a fake? He also looks at Sir Joseph Duveen and his art firm and the immense power they held in the art community. 274pp. We have multiple copies of this title, published by our bookshop in 1946! . First Edition. Black Cloth, Gilt Lettering.. Nearly Fine./Nearly Fine.. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001915
- Title
- THE RAPE OF LA BELLE.
- Author
- HAHN, HARRY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Nearly Fine.
- Jacket Condition
- Nearly Fine.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Frank Glenn Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Kansas City
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- ART FORGERY , THOMAS HART BENTON, CRITICS, DUVEEN ,DA VINCI
Terms of Sale
Glenn Books
All books are subject to prior sale. Books are guaranteed as described and may be returned to us within 10 days with immediate notice of intent to return the item.
About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...