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Understanding Art: Portraits, Personalities, and Ideas by Kainz, Luise C. & Riley, Olive L
- Bookseller: Old Goat Books
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1013601
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: NF. Square boards and textblock.
- Jacket condition: VG+. Minor shelfwear to DJ, light wear at spine top.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Abrams
- Pages: 127 pages.
Description
Abrams. Hardcover. NF. Square boards and textblock./VG+. Minor shelfwear to DJ, light wear at spine top.. Blue-green cloth boards. Examination of portraiture from ancient Egypt to Chagall and Picasso. 74 illustrations, 57 in colour. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
DJ : Short for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book.
NF : Near fine condition
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. Also known as the back.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
shelfwear : Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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