The Book As Art, 2 Volumes, Modern Illustrated Books and Fine Bindings
by Sotheby's
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sotheby's, 1995. Book. Illus. by Profuse Color Photos. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Both volumes in fine condition, clean and tight inside and out, with no prior owner marks. A superb collection of design, artistic bindings, mostly in full leather, some with elaborate onlays, or inlays, or gilt. Also a fair number of book illustrations by renowned artists. Two auction catalogs of Sothey's from June 2, 1995 in NYC, and November 21 in London, both with prices realized enclosed. A fine reference..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008329
- Title
- The Book As Art, 2 Volumes, Modern Illustrated Books and Fine Bindings
- Author
- Sotheby's
- Illustrator
- Profuse Color Photos
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Sotheby's
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Leather Bound, Books on Books, Book Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Books on Books; Leatherbound;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...