The Beginning of the World; Twenty-Five Pictures by Edward Burne-Jones
by Burne-Jones, Edward
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: Academy Editions, 1972 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 23 pp. "A facsimile reprint of the 1902 original illustrated edition of Mackail's Biblia Innocentium. The 25 woodcut illustrations after drawings by Burne-Jones were intended for a Kelmscott Press project, the designs were so far carried out that, with the help of Catterson Smith, were completed and reproduced. Smith, who, under Burne-Jones's eye, translated almost all the designs for the Kelmscott project from pencil into ink before they were engraved, and in so doing he learnt most intimately the manner and meaning of the artist." from acknowledgments by Georgiana Burne-Jones. Price clipped. A minute chip to top bottom front fore-edge corner tip dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003997
- Title
- The Beginning of the World; Twenty-Five Pictures by Edward Burne-Jones
- Author
- Burne-Jones, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Academy Editions
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- ART HISTORY ENGLISH ARTISTS WOODCUTS BURNE-JONES EDWARD (1833-1898) GENESIS KELMSCOTT PRESS PROJECT
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART HISTORY;
- Size
- 4to
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- Tight
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- Reprint
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- Price Clipped
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- Gilt
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- Marginalia
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- Spine
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- Facsimile
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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