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Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and early 19th centuries (Inscribed); Their History, Makers and Uses, With A Catalogue Raisonne Of The Works In Which They Are Found
by Dunthorne, Gordon
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Privately Printed, 1938. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Folio. Buckram covers wirh elaborately designed title to the front panel. Housed in a matching slipcase. 275 pp. Beautifully illustrated with numerous full-page color prints. One of 2,500 copies. This volume is in near fine condition. Spine colors a bit toned with age, else clean and unmarked. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper. Uncommon thus. A very large and heavy volume. Additional shipping charges may apply.
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- Bookseller
- Derringer Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35965
- Title
- Flower and Fruit Prints of the 18th and early 19th centuries (Inscribed); Their History, Makers and Uses, With A Catalogue Raisonne Of The Works In Which They Are Found
- Author
- Dunthorne, Gordon
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- Art Prints, Flora
- Bookseller catalogs
- General Art;
Terms of Sale
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Derringer Books
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Avon, Connecticut
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- Spine
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- Buckram
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Folio
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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