Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
by Jameson, Mrs
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Houghton and Mifflin/Riverside Press, 1881. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 16mo, green cloth covered boards elaborately decorated in black with gilt titles and spine titles. All edges stained red. Neat prior owner name on ffep, else fine. A beautiful very tight, very fresh cloth, bright sparkling gilt and decoration and a solid rich red edge staining. A remarkably well preserved copy. FINE..
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- Bookseller
- Brillig Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 07406
- Title
- Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts
- Author
- Jameson, Mrs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- Houghton and Mifflin/Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- JAMESON, CHRISTIAN, MOTIF, HISTORY, MADONNA, MARY, HOLY, VIRGIN, MOTHER, ART, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, CRITICSIM, WESTERN, EUROPEAN, ITALIAN, FRENCH, GERMAN, ENGLISH, SYMBOL, RELIGIOUS, RELIGION, DECORATIVE, FINE, BINDING,
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About the Seller
Brillig Books
Biblio member since 2006
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
About Brillig Books
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.