Early Christian Iconography, and, A School of Ivory Carvers in Provence
by Smith, E. Baldwin
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Princeton University Press, 1918. Hardcover. Good/Good. Good+ ; Good Jacket. 1918 Princeton University Press. First Edition. First printing. Date on title page matches copyright on verso. No additional printings listed. Princeton Monographs in Art and Archaeology 6. NOT ex-library. Oversize hardcover, 7.8 x 10.6 inches, has blue paper-covered boards with dark blue cloth-covered spine and gold spine and cover lettering and decorations. Top page edges are gilt. Black and white illustrations. Fold-out tables at rear. Binding tight. Hinges NOT cracked. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped, with bottom fore corners rubbed through to boards. Imprinted bookplate on front endpaper. Introduction and first few pages have small wrinkles and a roughened area in bottom margin. Fold-out tables curled at the gutter edges. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. Pages clean and unmarked. 276 pages + tables. Spine title: Early Christian Iconography. Plain grey dust jacket with black lettering has light surface and edge wear, with chips and small missing pieces at the corners, top edge, and spine ends; protected in clear plastic cover. Carefully packed, shipped in a box. This item will be shipped with signature confirmation required.
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- SmarterRat Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10328
- Title
- Early Christian Iconography, and, A School of Ivory Carvers in Provence
- Author
- Smith, E. Baldwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Date Published
- 1918
- Keywords
- Art,Archeology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archeology; Art;
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- Gilt
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