Catalogue De Luxe of the Department of Fine Arts Panama-Pacific International Exposition, (Two Volumes)
by Trask, John E. D., and Laurvik, J. Nilsen (eds.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1915. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. Vol. One, xviii, [6], 3-232, [1] pages. Vol. Two, vi, [2], 233-482, [5]. Highly Illustrated. Limited, numbered copy of 1000. Both volumes protected in new mylar. Vellum spines with gilt, brown boards. Top edge gilt. Volume two spine has some foxing. Interiors are clean, no previous owner's names or marks. A tight, square set.
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- Bookseller
- Arabesque Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000848
- Title
- Catalogue De Luxe of the Department of Fine Arts Panama-Pacific International Exposition, (Two Volumes)
- Author
- Trask, John E. D., and Laurvik, J. Nilsen (eds.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Paul Elder and Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- art, international art
- Size
- 4to
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Arabesque Books
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Atlanta, Georgia
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