A Gothic Vision: F.L. Griggs and His Work
by Comstock, Francis Adams
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston and Oxford: Boston Library / Ashmolean, 1966. SIGNED first edition, limited to 600 copies. Copy number 148. Hard cover in original cloth. Published Boston and Oxford: Boston Library / Ashmolean, 1966, first printing. 4to., 8 7/8" x 11 1/4", xi+364pp., illustrated with 156 b/w reproductions. Signed by author on copyright page. Includes a chapter on the artist's life, an illustrated and annotated catalogue of engravings, a catalogue of 1443 watercolors, drawings, furniture designs, architectural work, the artist's technical notes, a bibliography of books and articles on Griggs and of books and articles illustrated by Griggs, index. Some dust spotting along top edge, previous owner name on flyleaf, else near fine, on markings or wear. . Signed by Author. 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008396
- Title
- A Gothic Vision: F.L. Griggs and His Work
- Author
- Comstock, Francis Adams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Boston Library / Ashmolean
- Place of Publication
- Boston and Oxford
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
- Size
- 4to
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