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Arte Popolare Italiana
by Toschi, Paolo
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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new york, New York, United States
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About This Item
Roma: Carlo Bestetti Edizioni D'arte, 1960. This is a very good hardcover copy in gray cloth covers printed in red and gold with tassel device on the front cover and title in faded gilt to the spine. Edges of the covers a bit toned. Small date on lower edge of front endpaper. Very clean inside. Text in Italian. The 2 page ENGLISH summary laid-in. This is a thorough survey of Italian craft and folk arts including sections on farm and agricultural implements, furniture, textiles and costumes, jewelry and personal ornament, ceramics and glassware, metalwork, cooking ware, wrought iron work, signage, theatrical and festival masks, religious arts, also a section on popular prints. Extensive bibliography. 553 illustrations including many color plates. Plus many more illustrations in the section on popular prints. List of craft makers and producers. 12" high X 10" wide, 451 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Very Good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Design Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006353
- Title
- Arte Popolare Italiana
- Author
- Toschi, Paolo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Carlo Bestetti Edizioni D'arte
- Place of Publication
- Roma
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Italian Popular Arts, Italian Folk Arts, Italian Crafts, Paolo Toschi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Textiles and Fashion; Jewelry Design;
Terms of Sale
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Shipping charges: $4.50 Media Mail in the United States, Priority Mail extra, foreign shipping billed at cost. 10 day return with prior notice.
About the Seller
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new york, New York
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About Design Books
We offer out of print, scarce and rare books, prints and photographs. Our books are mainly in the areas of architecture, fine art, exhibition catalogs, Chinese and Japanese art, decorative arts, modern design, illustrated books, textile design, fine press and typography.
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- 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....
- Edges
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- Laid-in
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Device
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