J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851. Master Painters of the World Series
by Townend, Harry
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1923. First edition, 1923. Externally fair with some damage to the lower spine end, internally very good. Beautifully illustrated with full page color plates. Brown hardcover with color illustration mounted on the front cover, tan cloth spine, gilt lettering, 13" tall. Bottom 3 1/2" of spine covering missing with some fraying to the open edges, otherwise good with rubbing to the edges, rubthrough at the corners, good hinges, firm text block, very clean pages with no name or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036190
- Title
- J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851. Master Painters of the World Series
- Author
- Townend, Harry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- WATERCOLOR ARTISTS ART BRITISH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arts - Fine, Decorative, Antiques, Performing Arts;
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Text Block
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- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
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