The Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration
by HECK, J. G
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Park Lane, 1979. Landscape quarto (23.5cm). Red paper over boards, backed in tan cloth; [xxxii],573pp; black and white illustrations throughout. Straight but rubbed, sagging slightly, marks to edges of textblock but internally clean: Good. Jacket unclipped (priced $60.00), rubbed and creased at edges, with mark to lower front: Good.
Facsimile of a nineteenth-century compendium of reference images, originally published in 1851 as Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art.
Facsimile of a nineteenth-century compendium of reference images, originally published in 1851 as Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57936
- Title
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration
- Author
- HECK, J. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Park Lane
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
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