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The Arts and Man
by Stites, Raymond S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
McGraw-Hill, New York, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair. preface by author, symbolic borders and colour plates, chart of interdependence of cultural styles, index. Black and white illustrated frontispiece, showing "The Artist and the Critic" by Peter Breughel. The text is illustrated with 27 coloured plates and copious black and white plates, plans, line illustrations, black and white illustrations and designs. Beige coloured cloth covered boards with brown coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper with blue coloured background and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. The history of civilisation as seen through man's art, in all its forms. Softening and rubbing to the head into the heel of the backstrip and bumping to the book corners. Dust marks to the top textblock edge and browning to all edges of the textblock edge and to the pages. Gift inscription to the half title page and there are a few foxing spots to the first two and last few pages of the book. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and to the head and to the heel of the backstrip. There is a 1.25" tear to the top edge of the front dustwrapper panel with associated creasing. Heavy rubbing to the fold over creases and the rear spine garter has a 3 inch split, 1 inch from the lower dustwrapper edge. Heavy trading to the backstrip and browning to the fold over panels. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [6], VII - XIII, [3], 3-872 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Art & Design; tapestry. Inventory No: 0114687. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0114687
- Title
- The Arts and Man
- Author
- Stites, Raymond S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Fine Arts, Art History, Art Form, Art Theory, history – civilisation Art & Design; tapestry. Unbranded Stites, Raymond S. The Arts and Man
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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