Thomas Rowlandson: His Life and Art
by Falk, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1952 First American edition. 4to Red cloth stamped in bright gilt. 236 pages printed on laid paper plus 91 plates printed on slick paper with tissue in front of the 21 coloured plates. 19 chapters. Appendix - A Rowlandson Chronology?, Supplement - Rowlandson's coloured plate books. List of illustrations. index. Top page edges stained red. Foredges uncut. Bookplate on front pastedown. Endpages toned a little - text sharp and clean. Dust jacket. near Fine/ Very good. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cultural Connection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018225
- Title
- Thomas Rowlandson: His Life and Art
- Author
- Falk, Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Beechhurst Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- General #1;
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About the Seller
Cultural Connection
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Cape Coral, Florida
About Cultural Connection
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- Plate
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- Bookplate
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- Cloth
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- 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...