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Andrew & Nathaniel Plimer; Miniature Painters Their Lives and their Works
by Williamson, George Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Pebble grained slate blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George Bell & Sons, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Pebble grained slate blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good. 163 pages. 31.5 x 24 cm. Limited edition, copy 211 of 325 bound in Lady Margaret Critchton-Stuart Hand-Loom linen. Title page printed in red and black. Multitude of full page miniatures with multiple images per plate plus lettered tissue guards. Index. The two brothers were originally apprenticed as clock makers. Interior contents clean, fresh and bright. Slight nick to spine at foot. Bookplate of Kenneth Rapoport.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23732
- Title
- Andrew & Nathaniel Plimer; Miniature Painters Their Lives and their Works
- Author
- Williamson, George Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Pebble grained slate blue cloth spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Painting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art Reference; Painting;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Biblio member since 2008
ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America & International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
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