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Venus: To the Venus of Melos

by Rodin, Auguste

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled, spine cracked, gift inscription on front free endpaper.
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NY: B. W. Huebsch. Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled, spine cracked, gift . inscription on front free endpaper.. 1918. Third Printing. Hardcover. Half orange cloth and paper boards. Two photogravures of the Venus de Milo and frontispiece portrait illustration of Rodin. The sculptor's erudite and sprightly essay on the Venus de Milo sculpture. Signature of Clara Barrus, Paris, June 1926, on front free endpaper, followed by gift inscription by Adeline Barrus Johnson to Barbara, noting that this book belong to "Aunt Clara", and was being sent on as a remembrance. Clara Barrus was a physician and longtime friend, biographer, traveling companion, and literary executor to famed naturalist John Burroughs. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 26 pages .

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Bookseller
Old Saratoga Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
39786
Title
Venus: To the Venus of Melos
Author
Rodin, Auguste
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly soiled, spine cracked, gift inscription on front free endpaper.
Edition
Third Printing
Publisher
B. W. Huebsch
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1918
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Auguste Rodin, Venus De Milo, SCULPTURE, CLARA Barrus
Bookseller catalogs
Art;

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About Old Saratoga Books

Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Soiled
Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cracked
In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
12mo
A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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....
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

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