Paintings in the Hermitage
by EISLER, Colin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1556701594
- ISBN 13
- 9781556701597
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 1556701594 . Stated first edition. A hefty catalogue of paintings displayed at Saint Petersburg's Hermitage. A preface by B. B. Piotrovsky and V. A. Suslov includes a brief history of the institution, from its beginnings in about 1764. Includes 630 color illustrations, which, per the jacket flap, makes this work ". . .the finest, most inclusive and most up-to-date Western work ever published on the [Hermitage's] collection." Back matter includes index of artists and painting titles. --- In olive cloth-covered boards with titling in blind to cover; spine titling in silver. Dust jacket features representative color paintings to front and back panels. --- With a hint of sunning to tail of spine, else a newish, tightly-bound, bright copy. Dust jacket in excellent shape but with slight rubbing. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 653 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85624
- Title
- Paintings in the Hermitage
- Author
- EISLER, Colin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1556701594
- ISBN 13
- 9781556701597
- Publisher
- Stewart, Tabori & Chang
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- 1556701594
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Littleton, Colorado
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Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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