Gauguin (The Colour Library of Art)
by ALLEY, Ronald
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 48 full-color plates present representative examples of the fabulous artwork of the 19th century French painter. The paintings are preceded by a 32-page biographical summary of Paul Gauguin's life. --- Covers in navy textured paper-covered boards with facsimile cover signature and spine titling, both in gilt. Jacket with bright color renderings of the artist's paintings. --- With inked gift inscription on front paste-down. else a bright, firm copy. Jacket with minor rubbing.; Square Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 48 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78487
- Title
- Gauguin (The Colour Library of Art)
- Author
- ALLEY, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Hamlyn Publishing Group, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...