Paragone. A Comparison of the Arts. With an Introduction and English Translation by Irma A Richter. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by DA VINCI Leonardo
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, Oxford,, 1949. Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece and 11 fine plates, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original terracotta buckram, upper board and backstrip lettered and blocked in gilt, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter mildly age-soiled and frayed at extremities. VERY SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22562
- Title
- Paragone. A Comparison of the Arts. With an Introduction and English Translation by Irma A Richter. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- DA VINCI Leonardo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Oxford,
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- fine art, da vinci, leonardo, paragone, leonardo da vinci, fine art, graphics, paragone
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...