Antiques, Traditional Techniques of the Master Craftsmen.
by E, Drury
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- F/F/F F/F/F
- ISBN 10
- 1860198317
- ISBN 13
- 9781860198311
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HARDBACK, SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Imp: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1997 (1986).* Publisher: Brockhampton Press.* Binding and cover condition: Laminated colour photo-illustrated covers. Mid blue title to spine and face. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE.* Jacket condition: Matching dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £20.00. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to head & tail of spine. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Colour & b/w photos, prints and line drawings throughout.* Pages: 217 pp. text. viii pp. bibliography, acknowledgements index & blank pages at rear.* Description: Look at any decorative object at home or in a museum and ask yourself how it was made. Did the traditional techniques change or were the same processes carried on for centuries? Every collector, connoisseur or museum visitor who has admired the craftsmanship and artistry of antiques will gain greater appreciation and enjoyment through an understanding of how these beautiful objects were made.* A FINE copy with ABSOLUTELY MINIMAL FAULTS.*
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5740
- Title
- Antiques, Traditional Techniques of the Master Craftsmen.
- Author
- E, Drury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F/F F/F/F
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1860198317
- ISBN 13
- 9781860198311
- Publisher
- Brockhampton Press
- Place of Publication
- London UK 217
- Date Published
- 1997-01-01
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