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LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE TRAGIC PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
by Vallentin, Antonina
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Halcyon House. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1941. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown cloth, reverse gilt lettering on burgundy label on spine, Leonardo's name, gilt (burgundy) on cover, TEG (red). 8vo. xii, 561 pp. Illustrated with four full-color reproductions (One fold-out), and and 31 reproductions in one color. Former owner's name neatly stamped on the ffep, no other marks, tight and square; the boards are very lightly soiled, else fine. NEAR FINE.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5089
- Title
- LEONARDO DA VINCI: THE TRAGIC PURSUIT OF PERFECTION
- Author
- Vallentin, Antonina
- Illustrator
- Leonardo Da Vinci
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Halcyon House
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Biography;, Artists, Renaissance, Da Vinci
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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