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The art of the Greeks / by H.B. Walters; with 112 plates and 18 illustrations in the text
by Walters, H. B. (Henry Beauchamp) 1867-1944
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
New York London : Macmillan Co. ; Methuen and Co., 1906. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Rebacked with the original spine cover laid back. Panel edges slightly dulled. New endpapers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 277 pages; Physical description: xvi, 277, 1 unnumbered page, CXI preliminary leaves : frontispiece, illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes: Plates, with the exception of XXVII, XLIV, and XXIX, printed on both sides. Subjects: Art, Greek -- History. Art, Greek -- Art, Ancient -- Greece. Architecture, Greek -- Sculpture, Greek.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 223477
- Title
- The art of the Greeks / by H.B. Walters; with 112 plates and 18 illustrations in the text
- Author
- Walters, H. B. (Henry Beauchamp) 1867-1944
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York London : Macmillan Co. ; Methuen and Co.
- Date Published
- 1906
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- Cloth
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- Rebacked
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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