Louis Rorimer
A Man of Style
by Leslie A. Pina
ISBN: 0873384180
ISBN-13: 9780873384186
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
Published date: 1990
Size: 7.5 x 10.5 inches
Weight: 1.35 pounds
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Louis Rorimer: A Man of Style
Leslie A. Pina
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Louis Rorimer: A Man of Style
Pina, Leslie A
Kent, OH: Kent State Univ Pr, 1990 viii + 149pp, illustrated. A fine book with a fine dust jacket. 1st printing.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
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Louis Rorimer: A Man of Style
Pina, Leslie A
HB. Kent State UP (1990). May have a remainder mark and/or minor shelf wear. Text is clean. VG or better. ( more information)
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Louis Rorimer : A Man of Style
Pina, Leslie A
Kent, OH, U.S.A.: Kent State University Press, 1990 149 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "A pathbreaking study of a much-neglected area of American art and architecture, the work of an individual interior designer." - Richard Gary Wilson. Dust jacket in protective cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Excellent copy. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information)
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