The Bayeux tapestry: A comprehensive survey

Phaidon Press, 1965-01-01. 2nd. Edition, 1st Imp.. Hardcover. VG+/VG/ACC. Box X44 HARDBACK ""A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 2nd. revised & enlarged.* Impression: 1st.* Date: 1965 (1957).* Pub: Phaidon.* Binding and cover condition: Textured grey fabric boards with dark green titles to spine and face. Slight bumps to tail of spine, rubs to corners and to head and tail of spine. Slight marks to lower edges, otherwise VG* Jacket condition: Included a colour-illustrated dust jacket in very poor condition but complete. Not price clipped showing a shelf price of 60/-. Considerable shelf wear & marks to edges, corners and to head and tail of spine. Has previously been covered in clear adhesive film, now trimmed and in an un-attached clear protective jacket. ACC.* Contents condition: Ex school-library copy with the usual stamps and labels. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with light reading wear, no marks to text. No tanning but some slight toning to all edges. VG+* Illustrations: Colour photo-illustrations to frontis and several ful plates throughout. B/w photos to most other pages throughout.* Pages: 97pp. text. xxvi pp. bibliography, notes, index & blank pages at rear.* Description: A comprehensive survey with 150 illustrations, dedicated to the memory of Dr. Bella Horovitz, founder and director of The Phaidon Press who planned and initiated but did not live to accomplish its publication. It contains chapters on The The Historical Background, Style and design, Technique and Production, Arms and Armour, The Costumes, The History of the Tapestry, A select Bibliographhy, The Plates, The Inscriptions. This revised edition also contains an essay on the architecture by Mr R. Allen Brown.* A NEAR VG++ copy of the 1st./1st. thus with only minimal faults reducing it to VG++.* 0