Dictionary of 19th Century Antiques and Later Objets D'art
by Savage, George
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good+ Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0214202550
- ISBN 13
- 9780214202551
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+ Jacket. 4to - over 9¾. xi, 410 pp. With index and bibliography. Invaluable source on antiques, with far-ranging and sometimes surprising coverage of topics. A book that can be dipped in by antique lover for picking up bits and pieces of knowledge. Some longer entries are tantamount to full articles on their topics. Profuse photographic illustration, some in color. Greater emphasis on finer antiques. Places things in a historical context. Ample coverage of world expositions which so important to decorative arts development of period. Includes marks in appendix. A little soilage on foreedge and slight discoloration to black cloth. DJ with price clip and minor wear/soilage.
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Details
- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000868
- Title
- Dictionary of 19th Century Antiques and Later Objets D'art
- Author
- Savage, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0214202550
- ISBN 13
- 9780214202551
- Publisher
- Barrie & Jenkins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- DECORATION AND ORNAMENT
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.