Illumination and Its Developement in the Present Day
by Farnsworth, Sidney
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Cape Coral, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. 8vo. 9 1/4" x 6 1/2", no date - probably around 1930. A very nice detailed work on the subject. Blue cloth stamped in gilt lettering. 267 pages with about 70 illustrations - quite a few on slick paper and some in color. . Several lines of text highlighted in yellow. Binding has a few quite small worn spots at edges etc. Back of binding has a dark discoloration - somewhat inconspicuous. A very nice former owner's illuminated name on front pastedown in blue, black and red. Flyleaf, half-title page and rear free endpaper browned a little. Just very little foxing in a few spots. Solid - hinges tight. Good+ . Illus. by The Author.
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- Bookseller
- Cultural Connection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13062
- Title
- Illumination and Its Developement in the Present Day
- Author
- Farnsworth, Sidney
- Illustrator
- The Author
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- General #1;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Good+
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- Cloth
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.