Portrait of New York
by Cecil Beaton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Batsford, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1948. revised form. 136 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth and red lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Plates remain bright with minimal tanning. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable.Strong tanning to spine and edges. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth to fray. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has heavy edge-wear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and creasing. Moderate tanning to jacket spine and edges. Notable tear along front panel and spine fold.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1668173391TMB
- Title
- Portrait of New York
- Author
- Cecil Beaton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Batsford
- Date Published
- 1948
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....