Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New
by Walter Crane
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0946495416
- ISBN 13
- 9780946495412
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$14.54A$11.63
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About This Item
London: Bracken Books, 1984 Book. Very Good. Green Cloth Boards. Reissue. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Facsimile edition of a comprehensive guide to book illustration first published in 1896. 243pp illustrated in black and white. Gilt lettering to spine. Slightly musty volume, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minimal shelfwear, otherwise very good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015100
- Title
- Of the Decorative Illustration of Books Old and New
- Author
- Walter Crane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reissue
- ISBN 10
- 0946495416
- ISBN 13
- 9780946495412
- Publisher
- Bracken Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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