ITALIAN DRAWINGS in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the BRITISH MUSEUM - 14th & 15th Centuries Two Volume Set (Catalogue and Plates)
by Popham, A. E. ; & Philip Pouncey
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Trustees of the British Museum. Near Fine. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 516 pages; Clean and tight in original blue cloth bindings, gilt lettering at spines. Text volume of 230 pp; plate volume of 286 b&w plates illustrating 333 drawings. Arntzen L43. An important standard reference. Illustrated by b/w halftone plates.; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39031
- Title
- ITALIAN DRAWINGS in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the BRITISH MUSEUM - 14th & 15th Centuries Two Volume Set (Catalogue and Plates)
- Author
- Popham, A. E. ; & Philip Pouncey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Trustees of the British Museum
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 4to.
- Keywords
- Renaissance, Late Medieval, Italian Drawings, British Museum
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Art History; Art and Art History / Medieval;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Antiquarian Book Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia
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- Cloth
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