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Fons Sapientiae: Garden Fountains in Illustrated Books Sixteenth-Eighteenth Centuries
by Catalogue by Elisabeth B. MacDougall and Naomi Miller; Bibliography by Laura Beyers
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0884020738
- ISBN 13
- 9780884020738
- Seller
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Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Exhibition, 30 April-30 June.
Book is in Very Good+ condition, with very light rubbing to corners, some foxing on page edges, foxing creeping onto the face of beginning pages. Half title page has stamp: "RECIEVED NOV 10 1978 FAUBER GARBEE, INC."
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- Bookseller
- Givens Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20233
- Title
- Fons Sapientiae: Garden Fountains in Illustrated Books Sixteenth-Eighteenth Centuries
- Author
- Catalogue by Elisabeth B. MacDougall and Naomi Miller; Bibliography by Laura Beyers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0884020738
- ISBN 13
- 9780884020738
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- fountains in art, art, fountains, garden, illustration, illustration of books, exhibitions, architecture, dumbarton oaks, vintage, 1977, 1970s
- Bookseller catalogs
- Gardening/Plants; Architecture; Art History;
Terms of Sale
Givens Books
Books returned on case-by case basis only. No refund on shipping charges.
About the Seller
Givens Books
Biblio member since 2006
Lynchburg, Virginia
About Givens Books
Givens Books & Little Dickens is a family business that has been selling new, used, and rare books in Lynchburg, Virginia since 1976, and educational toys and teacher supplies since 1989. Our used book department strives to provide quality books on a wide variety of subjects. We also specialize in our local Lynchburg and Virginia history.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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