Italian Book Illustrations
by Alfred W. Pollard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Seeley and Co., Limited, 1894. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7". None. A first edition of this reference to Italian book illustrations. Containing nine full-page reproductions of said illustrations, as well as many more in-text, the work focuses chiefly on the fifteenth century and is an extremely useful reference to this niche concern. Contains a small bookplate to pastedown of one Marion C. Walker. In a cloth binding with gilt detailing. Externally very smart, there is some minor wear to the extremities only. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are generally bright and clean throughout, though there is spotting to the endpages and to some illustrations. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN31-B-25
- Title
- Italian Book Illustrations
- Author
- Alfred W. Pollard
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Seeley and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Size
- 10.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Marion C. Walker Italian Books Bibliography Italian Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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