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La Cappella Sistina, La Volta Restaurata: Il Trionfo del Colore
by Various
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 8840299289
- ISBN 13
- 9788840299280
- Seller
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Xenia, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
De Agostini, Novara, Italy: Istituto Geografico, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to 11 - 13 tall. Stunning collection of full-color plates depicting a later (final?) restoration of the Sistine Chapel vault. Gorgeous, oversize volume with detailed text in Italian. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Burgundy cloth covers with gilt illustration to front, gilt lettering and illustration to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. 271 pp. Heavy books or multi-volume sets will require additional postage. Send me a message before purchase if you want a quote; otherwise, I will contact you after purchase with the final shipping price. Ships from USA.
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Details
- Bookseller
- grinninglion
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 341172
- Title
- La Cappella Sistina, La Volta Restaurata: Il Trionfo del Colore
- Author
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 8840299289
- ISBN 13
- 9788840299280
- Publisher
- Istituto Geografico
- Place of Publication
- De Agostini, Novara, Italy
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 4to 11 - 13 tall
- Keywords
- Michelangelo, Sistene Chapel Restoration, Art History
- X weight
- 112 oz
Terms of Sale
grinninglion
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
grinninglion
Biblio member since 2020
Xenia, Ohio
About grinninglion
Grinninglion Books is an online store specializing in local history, Civil War, modern first editions, and anthropology.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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