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Architectural Colour in British Interiors, 1615-1840
by Bristow, Ian C
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Madison, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarto. 12.5 x 9.25 inches. xxi, 265 pp. Near Fine / Near Fine. Published for Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Sewn binding. Full blue cloth over board. Gilt-stamped spine lettering. 212 illustrations in color and black & white. Extensive bibliography and sources at rear. Slight bump to lower leading corner of both boards. Dust jacket bumped at corresponding corners and lightly rubbed. Text block unmarked, tight, and clean. Protected in original thin white cardboard slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000063
- Title
- Architectural Colour in British Interiors, 1615-1840
- Author
- Bristow, Ian C
- Format/Binding
- Full cloth over board, sewn
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven, CT and London
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 265
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Design;
Terms of Sale
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2008
Madison, Indiana
About Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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