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Daedalus; or, The Causes and Principles of the Excellence of Greek Sculpture
by Falkener, Edward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 1860. First edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good. 8vo. [11], xiv-xxiii, [2], 2-322, [4] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Red publisher's cloth with gilt decorations on the boards and spine, each board with a gilt inset decoration; all edges gilt. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Title page with a small engraving. Illustrated with a frontispiece, fourteen plates (several of which are sepia-tone photographs), and several in-text drawings. The photographs depict some of antiquity's most famous sculptures, like the Minerva Borghese, the Laocoon, the Herculaneum Minerva, the Apollo Belvedere, the Venus de' Medici, and others. A beautifully made book, with a decorative binding and vivd illustrations. Front hinge neatly repaired, a contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown and some foxing to the leaves.
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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000011215
- Title
- Daedalus; or, The Causes and Principles of the Excellence of Greek Sculpture
- Author
- Falkener, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, & Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1860
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About the Seller
Evening Star Books
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Madison, Wisconsin
About Evening Star Books
We buy and sell rare and fine books in many fields. Our interests include philosophy, modern first editions, and works of historical or intellectual interest. In addition to bookselling, we regularly do valuations and appraisals for non-IRS purposes. Evening Star Books is a Limited Liability Company.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Leaves
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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