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Glass and Stained Glass. Limoges and other painted Enamels (The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor)
by Charleston, R. J. et al
- Used
- Condition
- VG- (Ex-art library, with plastic spine label, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket, page edges
- ISBN 10
- 0707800668
- ISBN 13
- 9780707800660
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Fribourg: Office du Livre for the National Trust, 1977. Hardbound. VG- (Ex-art library, with plastic spine label, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket, page edges are tanning lightly; otherwise clear.). Blue cloth, brown title block on spine with gilt letters, maroon and color illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover. 496 pp., many BW illus. and tipped-in color plates. Title on spine and front cover: Glass and Enamels. Provides details of many objects that are "products of the 'arts of fire'" (foreword), as mainly collected by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839-1898), who built Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, England. With terrific close-up views of the pieces.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 105067
- Title
- Glass and Stained Glass. Limoges and other painted Enamels (The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor)
- Author
- Charleston, R. J. et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - VG- (Ex-art library, with plastic spine label, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket, page edges
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0707800668
- ISBN 13
- 9780707800660
- Publisher
- Office du Livre for the National Trust
- Place of Publication
- Fribourg
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- European Decorative Arts ; Rothschild Collection ; Glass ; Enamels ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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