The Dictionary Of Australian Artists: Painters, Sketchers, Photographers And Engravers To 1870
by kerr, Joan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG (ex-museum library w/ ID to lower spine, plate to cover pastedown, pencil IDs to title pg & discard-marked barcode to back pa
- ISBN 10
- 0195532902
- ISBN 13
- 9780195532906
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Oxford / New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Hardcover. VG (ex-museum library w/ ID to lower spine, plate to cover pastedown, pencil IDs to title pg & discard-marked barcode to back pastedown. edge-wear to lower boards, rubbing to corners. light marks & smudges to boards. scratches to lower textblock.). dark teal boards w/ quarter white spine; dark teal & gilt printed spine plate. 889 pgs w/ bw illustrations. no dustjacket. A nice, bright copy. "The most comprehensive dictionary on the topic ever produced, this reference contains over a million words describing some 3000 artists. Focusing on the Australian colonial period, the book includes 450 illustrations to redefine Australia's visual origins in an authoritative, entertaining, and original way. It will become a standard reference for art connoisseurs, private collectors, dealers, curators, and anyone with a serious interest in early Australian art."-Amazon.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 188061
- Title
- The Dictionary Of Australian Artists: Painters, Sketchers, Photographers And Engravers To 1870
- Author
- kerr, Joan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG (ex-museum library w/ ID to lower spine, plate to cover pastedown, pencil IDs to title pg & discard-marked barcode to back pa
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0195532902
- ISBN 13
- 9780195532906
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford / New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Australian and South Pacific Art, Australian Artists ; Australian Artists ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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