ASPECTS OF BRITISH ART by Turner, W. J. (Ed. )
- Bookseller: Aunt Teek's Novel Shoppe
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- Seller Inventory #: 16138
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: Very Good in Good Dust Jacket
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Collins
- Place: London
- Date published: 1947
Description
London: Collins. Very Good in Good Dust Jacket. 1947. Hardcover. DJ has chips and tears at spine edge and a scuff on back of DJ. Bookplate on front pastedown With 48 plates in colour and 127 illustrations in black & white. The text and illustrations of this volume comprise six volumes previously published separately in the 'Britain in Pictures' series, each dealing with a particular aspect of British art. Britain in Pictures Series Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall 324 pp 16138R. .
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