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Ancient Painting : From the Earliest Times to the Period of Christian Art (Signed)
by Swindler, Mary Hamilton
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- Hardcover
- Signed
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- Condition
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About This Item
New Haven, CT, USA: Yale University Press, 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. xlvi, 488pp. Brown cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Bumped spine ends, cloth wearing. Text block edges tanning. Signed and inscribed by author on front free endpaper 'Fred & M.? Curwen from MHS the author. 1929'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. A large and very heavy volume which will require an additional charge for overseas delivery. 4to. Designed primarily for students of Classical Archaeology, and for students of Art in general. Includes the author's business card sized complimentary card laid-in.
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- Title
- Ancient Painting : From the Earliest Times to the Period of Christian Art (Signed)
- Author
- Swindler, Mary Hamilton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT, USA
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 5.51 lbs
- Keywords
- Art, Pre-historic Art, Ancient Paintings
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