A History of Book Illustration: The Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book
by Bland, David
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, some color plates have tape at corners, library markings on spine and rear pastedown e
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, some color plates have tape at . corners, library markings on spine and rear pastedown endpaper, scattered . highlighting in index.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding. Many black and white illustrations and tipped-in color plates. Index, bibliography. An historical survey of book illustration and artists from the first illuminated manuscripts of antiquity through the mid-20th century. A great bibliophilic reference. ; Ex-Library; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 448 pages .
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- Seller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 46418
- Title
- A History of Book Illustration: The Illuminated Manuscript and the Printed Book
- Author
- Bland, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, some color plates have tape at corners, library markings on spine and rear pastedown e
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Book Arts, Book Illustration
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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