Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art. Vol. II.
by Spooner, Shearjashub
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam & Son. Fair with no dust jacket. 1853. Hardcover. xi + 312 pp. Includes Titian; Fuseli, Salvator Rosa, Domenichino, Ribera, Giordano, Morland, Holbein, Giotto, Uccello, Vernet, Buffalmaco, the Elgin Marbles and much more, Typical brown ribbed cloth with blind stamped ruling and decoration a bit faded , spine gilt faded, spine tips a bit worn. Interior hinges cracked, paper a little toned but otherwise clean and unmarked. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003054
- Title
- Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art. Vol. II.
- Author
- Spooner, Shearjashub
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1853
- Keywords
- Artists
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Architecture & Design;
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About the Seller
Leaf and Stone Books
Biblio member since 2005
Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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....
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