French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century
by Mary L. Myers
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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About This Item
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art , 1991. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 11" by 9". Various. A beautiful first edition copy of this collection of French architectural and ornament drawings, with colour plates. A first edition copy of this work that was published in conjunction with the exhibition French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in December 1991-March 1992.Exploring the intricate insight into eighteenth century life in France, this catalogue contains eighteenth-century French drawings selected from the Metropolitan's collection that testify to the efforts of the artists and craftsmen of France's Age of Enlightenment. With seventeen colour plates and richly illustrated throughout.Collated, complete. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also excellent. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 840B63
- Title
- French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century
- Author
- Mary L. Myers
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century architecture ornament French architecture
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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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- First Edition
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