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On the Elgin Marbles

On the Elgin Marbles

On the Elgin Marbles
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On the Elgin Marbles

by Hazlitt, William Tom (foreword) Paulin

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1843916029
ISBN 13
9781843916024
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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Date of Publication: 2008 (1816-1824)* Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Mono photo-illustrated soft card covers with French flaps. White & yellow title on black ground to spine and face. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems lightly used if at all. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text, no tanning or other visible faults. FINE* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 71 pp. text. vii pp. blank pages, notes & advertisements at rear.* Product Description:- The Elgin Marbles, brought to England from Athens in 1806, are the subject of three of Hazlitt's most famous and enduring essays: 'On the Elgin Marbles: the Illisus', 'On the Elgin Marbles' and 'Prose style and the Elgin Marbles'. They are presented here alongside four other essays on the visual arts, which brilliantly connect the vitality of painting with that of sculpture and writing prose.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st thus. with absolutely minimal shelf wear.*

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Bookseller's Inventory #
2400
Title
On the Elgin Marbles
Author
Hazlitt, William Tom (foreword) Paulin
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - F/F/ND
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition Thus ?
ISBN 10
1843916029
ISBN 13
9781843916024
Publisher
Hesperus Press Ltd
Place of Publication
London UK 78
Date Published
2008-08-13
Size
12.7 x 1 x 20.3 cm

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