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Faberge: The Forbes Collection
by Forbes, Christopher; Tromeur-Brenner, Robyn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0883638290
- ISBN 13
- 9780883638293
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Southport, Connecticut: Hugh Lauter Leven Associates, Inc., 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large folio hardcover bound in padded violet fabric lettered and decorated in silver. 296 pages. All edges gilt in silver. Appended are sections including Glossary, Workmasters, Literature [bibliography], Exhibitions, Notes and Index. Profusely illustrated with full page and vignette tipped in color photographic plates. First edition, first printing with no additional printings listed on copyright page. In addition to introductory material on company history, Forbes and Faberge and the famous eggs there are four sections devoted to the Forbes collection covering: Imperial and related commissions; fantasies, gifts and accessories; desk and tableware; Pan-Slavic revival, models and the art of war. No previous ownership marks. Slight bump to text block at bottom edge. Overall a superior copy of a delicate book. Covers are clean and interior is unmarked. Very good+. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019462
- Title
- Faberge: The Forbes Collection
- Author
- Forbes, Christopher; Tromeur-Brenner, Robyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0883638290
- ISBN 13
- 9780883638293
- Publisher
- Hugh Lauter Leven Associates, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Southport, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Jewelry, Objet d'art
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
We carry a general stock of antiquarian books with a focus on Charles Dickens, 19th and 20th century literature, history and biography.
Glossary
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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