Florentine Drawings XIV-XVII Centuries
by Andre Chastel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Heinemann Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. No Edition Remarks. 104 pages. Brown illustrated dust jacket over grey cloth boards with red lettering to spine and front. Translated by Rosamund Frost. Black and white illustrative plates thorughout. Inserted newspaper article about Da Vinci inside.Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Previous owner's inscription to first title page. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. There is bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Tanning to spine and edges. Lettering is darkened. Boards are bowed. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Tanning to spine and edges.
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- World of Rare Books (GB)
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- Title
- Florentine Drawings XIV-XVII Centuries
- Author
- Andre Chastel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.