Ancient And Modern Furniture And Woodwork In The South Kensington Museum.
by John Hungerford Pollen
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, 1875.. 8vo. 143 pp. Hard Cover. Good. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Minor shelf wear. Well worn to spine, especially at hinges to covers, both front and verso. Pages fine. B&W illustrations throughout. Advertising on back pages. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks edited by William Maskell, No. 3. - Editor’s note dated: August, 1875. Provenance: Ex-libris. Originally from the Oliver Collection of the Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Library. Library book plate, and other library markings present on spine and inside front cover.
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- Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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- 18-6619
- Title
- Ancient And Modern Furniture And Woodwork In The South Kensington Museum.
- Author
- John Hungerford Pollen
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Chapman and Hall, 1875.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture;
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Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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San Francisco, California
About Alan Wofsy Fine Arts
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