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Art in Rome in the Eighteenth Century
by Bowron, Edgar Peters; Rishel, Joseph J. [editors]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1858940982
- ISBN 13
- 9781858940984
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Merrell Publishers [in association with Philadelphia Museum of Art], 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Large format hardcover, quarto size volume bound in dark forest green cloth, lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's pictorial dust-jacket. 628 pages. With an extensive list of sources cited and an index. Profusely illustrated with over 450 images in monochrome and color. First edition. Published to accompany the exhibition 'The Splendor of 18th-Century Rome' held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art 16 March - 28 May, 2000 and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 25 June - 17 September, 2000. No previous ownership marks. A clean, fresh, square and unmarked copy. Dust-jacket shows mild binder(?) crease to lower front cover, nearly invisible. A near fine book in a near fine dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage, calculated as close to actual cost as possible. .
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- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020775
- Title
- Art in Rome in the Eighteenth Century
- Author
- Bowron, Edgar Peters; Rishel, Joseph J. [editors]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1858940982
- ISBN 13
- 9781858940984
- Publisher
- Merrell Publishers [in association with Philadelphia Museum of Art]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Art, Art History, Italy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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