Canaletto
by Baetjer, Katharine; & J. G. Links; Michael Levey, Francis Haskell, Alessandro Bettagno, Viola Pemberton-Pigott
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0810931559
- ISBN 13
- 9780810931558
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / Museum of Modern Art, 1989. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. No chips. No tears. Square and tight. There are a few small, lightly discolored spots along the edge of the original bluish-green cloth binding. Pages are NOT affected - still fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Hinges are perfect. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Catalogue published in conjunction with the art exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum, October 1989 - January 1990. With essays by J. G. Links, Michael Levey, Francis Haskell, Alessandro Bettagno, and Viola Pemberton-Pigott. Lavishly illustrated with 180 paintings and drawings, including 167 in beautiful full color. Endpaper maps of 18th century Venice. Foreword by Philippe de Montebello. Appendix (facsimiles of 5 documents in Canaletto's hand, with translations into English). Selected bibliography. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "[In] the 1730's and 1740's [Canaletto] was by far the most successful Italian painter of his day... This book accompanies the first exhibition of the work of Canaletto ever held in the United States. It follows the course of his career as painter and draftsman and reviews the different phases of his technical and artistic development." Oversize Hardcover. Oblong. 11.25" wide by 10.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail.. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/Near Fine dust jacket. xii, 387pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005175
- Title
- Canaletto
- Author
- Baetjer, Katharine; & J. G. Links; Michael Levey, Francis Haskell, Alessandro Bettagno, Viola Pemberton-Pigott
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810931559
- ISBN 13
- 9780810931558
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc. / Museum of Modern Art
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art / Fine Arts / Arts & Crafts;
- Size
- xii, 387pp
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