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Handworterbuch der schonen zeichnenden Kunste; oder Sammlung allegorischer Vorstellungen fur Mahler, Zeichner, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Medailleurs, Bildhauer und Dilettanten, auch fur Humanitatsschulen, worin man sich durch Kenntnisse dieses Fachs
by Moritz, Karl Paul
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Leipzig und Ronneburg: August Schumann, 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 24mo 5" - 6" tall. Scarcely available to the trade, there being only two copies available in Germany and one in the Netherlands, in libraries. A perfectly serviceable reference copy, text in German; nothing fancy, but complete and sturdy. Moderately soiled endpapers, else fairly clean throughout. Three-quarter leather and with marbled paper over boards, with gilt label on spine. Moderate wear and tear to covers, title page foxed a bit, very light foxing throughout, else a clean and unmarked copy. viii + 336 pp. + 2 pp. of Errata.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 345303
- Title
- Handworterbuch der schonen zeichnenden Kunste; oder Sammlung allegorischer Vorstellungen fur Mahler, Zeichner, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Medailleurs, Bildhauer und Dilettanten, auch fur Humanitatsschulen, worin man sich durch Kenntnisse dieses Fachs
- Author
- Moritz, Karl Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- August Schumann
- Place of Publication
- Leipzig und Ronneburg
- Date Published
- 1807
- Size
- 24mo 5" - 6" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- German language|Karl Paul Moritz|dictionary|phrase book|Mahler|Zeichner|Kupferstecher
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About the Seller
Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Spray, Oregon
About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Glossary
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
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