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Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe.
by SNOWMAN, A. Kenneth, with foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell & appendix by F.J.B. Watson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book & Art Shop, (1966). First American Edition. Tall quarto (12.5" x 10.25"), 192 pages plus numerous plates providing 750 illustrations of which 135 are in color. Publisher's green cloth lettered in gilt within black blocking on the spine, in pictorial dust jacket & original plain, thick card box. Top edge gilt.
A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with light edge wear including a short closed tear at the top edge of the front panel.
"This sumptuous book provides a carefully documented and profusely illustrated history of European gold boxes, principally of the eighteenth century, since this was the siecle de la tabatiree and discusses in detail the many beautiful materials used in conjuction with gold, and the various techniques of their manufacture and decoration. The methods of hallmarking adopted are examined, together with the question of maker's marks and date-letters. Seven hundred fifty plates accompanying the text." ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.
Please note, this volume weighs 9 pounds & may require additional shipping charges.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1828
- Title
- Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe.
- Author
- SNOWMAN, A. Kenneth, with foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell & appendix by F.J.B. Watson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston Book & Art Shop
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- (1966)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 18th Century Gold Boxes, Europe, Reference, Illustrated, History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts; Reference; Europe; Illustrated Books;
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
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