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Art and Artists of South Africa.
by Esmé Berman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
A A Balkema, 1970. An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary and Historical Survey of Painters & Graphic Artists since 1875. Missing pages 65 - 80 and 87 - 94. Some light foxing to all edges. 1st Edition. Fair-. Missing pages. Poor. Large closed tear to the rear cover. Closed tear to the top edge of the spine. Edge-wear with creasing and a few nicks. Some foxing to the verso and fly-leaves. Rubbing. Small stain marks and abrasions to the spine. Hardcover. Deep olive green cloth boards with gilt device. Some bumping to corners.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quagga Books
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 302750
- Title
- Art and Artists of South Africa.
- Author
- Esmé Berman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A A Balkema
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Africana; Art & Architecture (South African);
Terms of Sale
Quagga Books
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About the Seller
Quagga Books
Biblio member since 2018
Cape Town
About Quagga Books
We have been in business for over 25 years. Situated in Kalk Bay, Cape Town at the Southern tip of Africa, we deal in all types of collectable books. Over the years we have been featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times, Louis Vuitton Travel Guide, The Guardian and numerous others.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Fair-
- Used to describe a book in slightly less than fair condition. Fair describes " a worn book that has complete text pages...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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