The book of hours with a historical survey and commentary by. . . .
by [MANUSCRIPTS -- ILLUMINATED]. HARTHAN, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [1977]. Folio. 192 pp. 72 colour plates, numerous black & white plates, text illusts. Tan cloth, gilt lettering (minor shelfwear, slight bumping to corners), w/ d.j. (very small closed tear head of spine, shelfwear), VG/VG copy. First edition of this survey including 90 manuscript pages from 34 of the most precious Books of Hours ever produced, including several never reproduced before.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46378
- Title
- The book of hours with a historical survey and commentary by. . . .
- Author
- [MANUSCRIPTS -- ILLUMINATED]. HARTHAN, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell,
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- [1977].
- Keywords
- Illuminated Manuscripts, Alphabets, Illumination, Manuscript, Decorated Initials, Ornament, Illustrated Books, Colour Plates, Middle Ages, Medieval History, Art, Lettering, Fonts, Duke of Berry, Duc de Berry, Jean Duke of Berry, French Art, Capet, Capetia
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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About the Seller
Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
Glossary
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- Folio
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- First Edition
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- VG/VG
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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