The Gilded Edge: The Art of the Frame
by Wilner, Eli (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/VG- Book has mild bumping at corners, DJ has moderate wear at corners and edges, one tiny rip at top of spine.
- ISBN 10
- 081182070X
- ISBN 13
- 9780811820707
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2000. Hardcover. VG-/VG- Book has mild bumping at corners, DJ has moderate wear at corners and edges, one tiny rip at top of spine.. Greyish-green cloth, black and color illus. DJ. 203 pp. 151 color & bw plates; weighs almost 4 lbs. "The first book to offer an in-depth look at the exquisite antique frames made in America over the last two centuries. Comprising diverse essays by art world luminaries, museum curators, private collectors, and independent scholars, this richly illustrated volume covers topics ranging from frame history and fabrication to the skill of expertly matching frames to artwork. ... Presents a plethora of sumptuous photographs that showcase frmaes in relation to the paintings they border -- and as works of art themselves." (dj).
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 146937
- Title
- The Gilded Edge: The Art of the Frame
- Author
- Wilner, Eli (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-/VG- Book has mild bumping at corners, DJ has moderate wear at corners and edges, one tiny rip at top of spine.
- Quantity Available
- 2
- ISBN 10
- 081182070X
- ISBN 13
- 9780811820707
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- American Art, Frames ; American Frames ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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