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Chartres
by Grodecki, Louis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Elephant Folio 23" tall. An absolutely gorgeous copy of this elephant-folio format copy in hardcover, bound handsomely and then housed in a black paper-covered slipcase, fully and appropriately illustrated. The volume is bound in a cream linen cloth and with sharp and distinct gold lettering to spine. Nearly 150 full-color or black-and-white plates, the color plates being neatly tipped in. This is the English language version of the series Musee des Grandes Architectures. The interior is brilliantly white, clean and unmarked. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. Gift-quality condition, inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 345398
- Title
- Chartres
- Author
- Grodecki, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Size
- Elephant Folio 23" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Louis Grodecki|Chartres Cathedral|architecture|stained glass |windows|Christianity
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
Terms of Sale
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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About the Seller
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Spray, Oregon
About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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