Themes in Aquatint (Book Club of California Publication Number 160)
by Franklin, Colin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Book Club of California, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" Tall (thin). One of 500 copies (the entire edition), printed at Cambridge University Press, with the color plates being printed at the Curwen Press. Concentration on the developments in England during the late 18th and early 19th centuries (to about 1840); notable for reproductions of works by Henry Alken, William Gilpin, Paul Sandby, Thomas Rowlandson, and others. A Folio - over 12 in. - 15 in. vii, [1], 103, [1] pages + plates. Quarter red cloth, over Cockerell marbled paper boards, with gilt stamped titles on the spine; white paper dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references and index. Additional relevant material, including publisher's 6-page prospectus and the publisher's postcard, laid in loose.16 Color Illustrations / Plates; b/w Decorations (headpieces). A Very Good copy with light shelfwear; the dust jacket has minor creasing else Very Good. (PLEASE NOTE: due to the size and weight of this book it will require additional charges for overseas and expedited shipping.).
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- Seller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- L058674
- Title
- Themes in Aquatint (Book Club of California Publication Number 160)
- Author
- Franklin, Colin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Book Club of California
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Art General Frt Great Britain England 18th Century 19th Century Print Lithograph Color Aquatint History Development Color Plate Limited Curwen Press QX91 OVERSIZE, NW0041, , , , , , ,
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- Gilt
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