Illusion in Art: Trompe l'Oeil, A History of Pictorial Illusionism
by M. L. d'Otrange, Mastai
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Abaris Books, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 379 pages, plus index. Black cloth covers, gilt titles, black dust jacket with color illustration, section of 23 color plate printed on small square pages bound into page block center, profusely illustrated with b&w plates. Clean covers, sight rubbing to dust jacket, pages crisp and unmarked, stiff binding; a very clean, tight copy in great condition. Record # 850938
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Street Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 850938
- Title
- Illusion in Art: Trompe l'Oeil, A History of Pictorial Illusionism
- Author
- M. L. d'Otrange, Mastai
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Abaris Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- Art, History, 1st, , .
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Monroe Street Books
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Middlebury, Vermont
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.