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TREASURES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
by Cairns, Huntington and John Walker (Eds)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Macmillan Company and National Gallery of Art. Fine with no dust jacket. 1962. Stated First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt lettering and Eagle medallion on cover, gilt; gray printed endpapers. Elephant Folio (approx 11.5 x 15.25"). 183 pp. Lavishly illustrated with 85 reproductions in color of works of art in the Gallery's collection accompanied by comments drawn from a variety of sources and a note giving its date, provenance and other information. The color plates were produced from separation negatives made directly from the original paintings. The proofs were corrected against the paintings themselves as often as necessary to insure the highest possible degree of color fidelity. Printed on heavy, glossy stock. Top edge of boards lightly sunned, else as new. FINE. Quite heavy.. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5210
- Title
- TREASURES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
- Author
- Cairns, Huntington and John Walker (Eds)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Stated First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company and National Gallery of Art
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- Art;, Art History, Smithsonian Institution, Americana, Painting, Museums
- Bookseller catalogs
- Catalogs;
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Gilt
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- New
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Folio
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