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Internationales Handbuch aller Maler und Bildhauer des 19. Jahrhunderts.
by Joachim Busse
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wiesbaden: Busse, 1977. First edition. Cloth. As New/Very Good. 12" by 8.5". Various. A lovely first edition copy of this fascinating international directory of painters and sculptors of the nineteenth century, containing the names, dates, and artistic fields of eighty-nine thousand artists active in the period. This text is in German, with the preface and introduction also written in English, French, Spanish and Italian. This copy features a ribbon bookmark with an attached laminated 'List of Abbreviations'. Copiously illustrated throughout with charming colored plates of notable artistic works. Complete with the original unclipped dustwrapper and slipcase. In a full red cloth binding, complete with original unclipped dustwrapper and slipcase. Externally lovely. Very slight marking to title of spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Dustwrapper slightly bumped to extremities. Slight chipping and very small tear to lower extremity of front of wrap, with tape repair. Tape repair to lower fore edge of rear wrap. Offsetting from title to spine of cloth binding, offset to verso wrap, not visible to recto. Slipcase, excellent. Very slight handling marks to slipcase. As New
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 623M8
- Title
- Internationales Handbuch aller Maler und Bildhauer des 19. Jahrhunderts.
- Author
- Joachim Busse
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Busse
- Place of Publication
- Wiesbaden
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 12" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Art Handbook Busse First Edition Handbook Dustwrapper Slipcase
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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