American Miniature Case Art
by Rinhart, Floyd; Rinhart, Marion
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered with loss at foot of spine.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: A. S. Barnes and Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered with loss at foot of spine.. 1969. Hardcover. Black cloth with green titles on spine. Index, bibliography, biographies of case manufacturers and die engravers. Many black and white photos. A good reference work looking at mid-nineteenth century miniature case art, which was developed to hold the first daguerreotypes and other early photographs. Includes detailed information about manufacture and art case designs of leather, thermoplastic, wood, and other types of miniature cases. ; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 205 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39401
- Title
- American Miniature Case Art
- Author
- Rinhart, Floyd; Rinhart, Marion
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered with loss at foot of spine.
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Miniature Cases, American Decorative Arts, EARLY Photography, Daguerreotypes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques and Collectables; Photography;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...