SILHOUETTES: An Introduction to Their History and to the Art of Cutting and Painting Them
by Lister, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1953. 76 pp. Original mint green covers w/ title on spine. Very bright and clean. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. DJ has light wear and tear to edges. Spine sunned. Lightly soiled and rubbed. Price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Foreword by Simon Lissim. Contents very nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12786DA
- Title
- SILHOUETTES: An Introduction to Their History and to the Art of Cutting and Painting Them
- Author
- Lister, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pitman Publishing Corporation
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Decorative Arts, Silhouettes, Art, Design, Hobbies, Collectibles
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Art;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Shoemaker Booksellers
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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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- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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