Decorative Ornament
by Owen Jones
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Tess Press, 2006. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 10" by 8". Various. A beautiful collection of decorative and ornamental design from around the world. The new folio edition. With the original text from Owen Jones' design classic, 'The Grammar of Ornament'. In a brightly illustrated hardcover binding with the original dust wrapper. A inspirational sourcebook of decorative and ornamental design from around the world. With more than 2350 original colour engravings and masterful analyses of the major aesthetic trends through history. In the original hardcover binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear. The original unclipped dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Very bright with only minor shelf wear. A small mark to the inside of the rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 830G14
- Title
- Decorative Ornament
- Author
- Owen Jones
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tess Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 10" by 8"
- Keywords
- Design history art ornament the grammar of ornament art colour theory
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Shelf Wear
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- Folio
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- Fine
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