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Aesop in England: The Transmission of Motifs in Seventeenth-Century Illustrations of Aesop's Fables
by Hodnett, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0813907721
- ISBN 13
- 9780813907727
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Charlottesville: Univ of Virginia Pr, 1979 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. x, 163 pp, preface, introduction, 9 chapters, 50 b&w plates, bibliography, index. Title page loose, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front and backstrip..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000780
- Title
- Aesop in England: The Transmission of Motifs in Seventeenth-Century Illustrations of Aesop's Fables
- Author
- Hodnett, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0813907721
- ISBN 13
- 9780813907727
- Publisher
- Univ of Virginia Pr
- Place of Publication
- Charlottesville
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- LITERARY CRITICISM AESOP ILLUSTRATION BOOKS FABLES HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERARY CRITICISM;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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