THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE: COTTAGE, VILLA, ETC. TO WHICH IS ADDED SUGGESTIONS ON WORKS OF ART.
by KATA PHUSIN. RUSKIN, John
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Publisher's attractive supple green leather with gilt spine lettering. Spine and upper panel decorative devices in gilt, 16mo (6 x 4 inches), pp. v, 288. No date, a lonely orphan from a late 19th century set. Tissue-guarded frontis and many other illustrations. Top edge gilt. Silk ribbon page marker. Previous owner name in a small neat hand on free front endpaper. Rear hinge just beginning to show signs of tenderness.
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- Bookseller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002364
- Title
- THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE: COTTAGE, VILLA, ETC. TO WHICH IS ADDED SUGGESTIONS ON WORKS OF ART.
- Author
- KATA PHUSIN. RUSKIN, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- NEW YORK: THOMAS Y. CROWELL AND COMPANY, PUBLISHERS
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.