Splendors of Christendom: Great Art and Architcture in European Churches (First Edition with Dust Jacket)
by Kessel, Dmitri. Commentary By Henri Peyre
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
[unknown]: Edita Lausanne, 1964. Presumed FIRST EDITION (no other printings listed on copyright page). Full black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine jacket has a chip to the top left corner, a few half inch open tears. Large thick 4to. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a VERY GOOD book in a FAIR brodart protected dust jacket.. Full Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.
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- Bookseller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017438
- Title
- Splendors of Christendom: Great Art and Architcture in European Churches (First Edition with Dust Jacket)
- Author
- Kessel, Dmitri. Commentary By Henri Peyre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Publisher
- Edita Lausanne
- Place of Publication
- [unknown]
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- prof7
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- Brodart
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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