Click for full-size.
The Taste of Angels. A History of Art Collecting from Rameses to Napoleon
by Taylor, Francis Henry
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Original beige cloth, pictorial endpapers. Spine a bit sunned and covers slightly soiled; without dust jacket. In quarter green
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1948. First edition. Illustrated. xxx, 659 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original beige cloth, pictorial endpapers. Spine a bit sunned and covers slightly soiled; without dust jacket. In quarter green morocco slipcase with chemise. First edition. Illustrated. xxx, 659 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. SIGNED BY HEAD OF MET. Taylor was director of the Metropolitan Museum from 1940 to 1955. His other writings include Babel's Tower (1945); Fifty Centuries of Art (1954); and Pierpont Morgan as Collector and Patron (1957).
This copy is signed on the flyleaf by th historian of Persian architecture, "Otis Ellery Taylor, New York, Nov. 1948.
This copy is signed on the flyleaf by th historian of Persian architecture, "Otis Ellery Taylor, New York, Nov. 1948.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226278
- Title
- The Taste of Angels. A History of Art Collecting from Rameses to Napoleon
- Author
- Taylor, Francis Henry
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated. xxx, 659 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original beige cloth, pictorial endpapers. Spine a bit sunned and covers slightly soiled; without dust jacket. In quarter green
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Art Collecting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Architecture & Design;
Terms of Sale
James Cummins Bookseller
All items, as usual, are guaranteed as described and are returnable within 30 days if not as described. Within the United States, all books are shipped UPS unless otherwise requested (please provide a street address). Overseas orders should specify shipping preference. All postage is extra. New clients are requested to send remittance with your orders. Libraries may apply for deferred billing. All New York and New Jersey residents must add the appropriate sales tax. We accept American Express, Master Card, and Visa. All items are subject to prior sale; prices are subject to change.
About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
What is a professional bookseller?
Just about anyone can sell a book, but a professional bookseller knows the ins and outs of the rare book trade. Learn more!
Collecting Disneyana
Welcome to the wonderful world of collecting Walt Disney! From letters signed by Disney himself to classic children’s books or ephemera, be sure to check out some of the collectible Walt Disney books on Biblio!
