Cleveland: World Publishing, [1953]. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Translated by Stuart Gilbert. The Great Centuries of Painting collection, planned and collected by Albert Skira. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Profusely illustrated with mounted color plates. Ex non circulating library with bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Illustrated dust jacket has three-inch closed tear near bottom of front hinge, and one-inch closed tear near bottom front edge. otherwise fine. Size: 11 x 9 3/4 inches.

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Bookseller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9028316
Title: Byzantine Painting
Author: Grabar, Andre
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: very good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: World Publishing
Place of Publication: Cleveland
Date Published: [1953]

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Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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....
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...