The Arts in America: The 19th Century
by Garrett, Wendell D.; Norton, Paul F.; Gowans, Alan; Butler, Joseph T
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good -/Fair
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1969. Original cloth covered boards. Copyright page states, "A-9.69 (P)". 301 illustrations. Pages are clean (no writing, underlining, or highlighting) but yellowed with age. Outer page edges have a few small stains/dust soiling. Boards have a few small stains to lower front panel, denting/slight fraying to head/heel of spine. Clipped DJ is scuffed/sunned/slightly finger soiled with a bit of sticker residue to front panel. Heavy wear to DJ (1"x1" piece missing from front panel near spine, moderate chipping/tearing to head/heel of spine and upper/lower edges, several creases to extremities, rubbing/slight fraying to corners). Nevertheless, looks rather nice in protective mylar covering. This is NOt a remainder or ex-library. Nice reading copy. . First Edition Thus. Oversized Hardcover. Good -/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Mylared.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85717
- Title
- The Arts in America: The 19th Century
- Author
- Garrett, Wendell D.; Norton, Paul F.; Gowans, Alan; Butler, Joseph T
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art Theory; Art-History;
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