A Text-Book of the History of Painting
by Van Dyke, John C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
HB 12mo VG/-- Illustrated. Index. 289 pages. Brown diaper grain cloth over boards, gilt device and letters. Faintly scuffed covers; slight rubbing at spine tail; frontis tissue slightly age darkened; tight; clean interior.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12784
- Title
- A Text-Book of the History of Painting
- Author
- Van Dyke, John C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co. New York 1898
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION ARTISTS PAINTERS PAINTING RENAISSANCE REMBRANDT DA VINCI CARAVAGGIO VERONESE EUROPEAN Education, General, Painting, Renaissance
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
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About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Diaper
- aka Diapering A decorative design of repeated diamonds or geometric shapes on the cover, usually on cloth boards. The design is...
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