Historic Ornament: Treatise on Decorative Art and Architectural Ornament; Pottery, Enamels, Ivories, Metal-Work, Furniture, Textile Fabrics, Mosaics, Glass, and Book Decoration
by Ward, James
- Used
- good
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribners, 1897. Library binding. Good. 8vo, 411 pp., text illus. Ex-library with usual marks and attachments. Spine slightly cocked, some dustsoiling to covers, page edges and endpapers, pages tanned but unmarked.
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- Seller
- ANTHOLOGY BOOKSELLERS (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 17528
- Title
- Historic Ornament: Treatise on Decorative Art and Architectural Ornament; Pottery, Enamels, Ivories, Metal-Work, Furniture, Textile Fabrics, Mosaics, Glass, and Book Decoration
- Author
- Ward, James
- Format/Binding
- Library binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Decorative Arts , , , ,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; Glass;
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- 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....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Library Binding
- A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...