A TRIO OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH ENGRAVERS OF PORTRAITS IN MINIATURE: Ficquet, Savart, Grateloup.
by William Loring Andrews
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very good
- Seller
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Honomu, Hawaii, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Gilles Press, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good. None. -OF THIS BOOK THERE HAVE BEEN PRINTED ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN PAPER BEARING THE STAMP OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AND NO LONGER EXPORTED-28 illustrations (one in color), reproductions of the original engravings, with the title-page designed and engraved on copper by E. Davis French. 1 vols. 8vo. Andrews, XV Cream wrappers over boards, dust jacket. Minor wear and soiling to the outer jacket. The slip case has tanned darker due to age. The book Itself has a jacket in near fine condition, showing two small smears in the front jacket. The book and book, jacket then fit into an cream colored wrap hat has darkened on the spine and the finger pull areas where exposed, all this fits into the slip case. The book itself is in fine condition, the jacket - near fine, the wrap is in fair/good condition and the slipcase is in fair+ condition. Oversized or heavy volume, additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Kama’aina Collection
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LM221314
- Title
- A TRIO OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRENCH ENGRAVERS OF PORTRAITS IN MINIATURE
- Author
- William Loring Andrews
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Gilles Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
- Pages
- 126
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About the Seller
Kama’aina Collection
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Honomu, Hawaii
About Kama’aina Collection
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Slip Case
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- Fine
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- Fair+
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- Wrappers
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- Jacket
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