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Catalogue illustré du Salon de 1881, contenant environ 380 reproductions d'après les dessins originaux des artistes, publié sous la direction de F.-G. Dumas
by Dumas, F.-G. (sous la direction de)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Illustrated contents VG but for faint age toning to page margins. All pages present, but 5 leaves detached and laid in: title pa
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Librairie d'art L. Baschet, 1881. Hardcover. Illustrated contents VG but for faint age toning to page margins. All pages present, but 5 leaves detached and laid in: title page/verso, recto/verso of exhibition plans, pp. xiii through xvi, and 339-340. Rubbing to covers, esp. at hinges, but binding is solid. Wear to cover edges/corners. Art museum ex-lib. copy with number on spine, one or two benign stamps, and a fragile notice.. Brown/bronze marbled boards. Brown leather spine with gilt lettering and decoration. 5 raised bands with gilt. Green marbled end papers. LXVIII + 347 pp. with bw illlus. throughout. Illustrated catalogue of the original works by artists, displayed at the Exposition des Beaux-Arts in 1881 (plan included). 4366 works are listed herein, followed by the circa 380 bw reproductions. With an alphabetical list of artists' names. A very interesting section of narrative advertisements for various art galleries, publishers, printers, etc. (?), mostly written in French, but a few are written in English, depending upon the country where they are located. A wonderful, historic book for the art world, even in this condition. Somewhat scarce.
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- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 155935
- Title
- Catalogue illustré du Salon de 1881, contenant environ 380 reproductions d'après les dessins originaux des artistes, publié sous la direction de F.-G. Dumas
- Author
- Dumas, F.-G. (sous la direction de)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Illustrated contents VG but for faint age toning to page margins. All pages present, but 5 leaves detached and laid in: title pa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Librairie d'art L. Baschet
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Expositions and World's Fairs; Salon du 1881; Dumas; Exposition des Beaux-Arts 1881 Paris ; Salon du 1881 ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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