GIOTTO: The Legend of St. Francis, as depicted in the Assisi Frescoes and faithfully copied by Edith M. Cowles
by Chesterton, G. K., foreword
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fair
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
London and Toronto: J. M. Dent, 1931. Book. Illus. by Giotto. Fine. Cloth Portfolio. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. First Edition. Fine brown cloth portfolio, gold titles. Inside 23 pp perfect bound foreword by Chesterton, a note on the frescoes by Edith M. Cowles, and a list of the pictures with descriptive notes on the incidents they illustrate. Loose in the portfolio, in their own section: 28 plates in four colors, printed on heavy stock. Lovely renderings of the frescoes. In illustrated slipcase, worn along edges, and loosening. Fine portfolio, plates and text in fair slipcase..
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- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006592
- Title
- GIOTTO: The Legend of St. Francis, as depicted in the Assisi Frescoes and faithfully copied by Edith M. Cowles
- Author
- Chesterton, G. K., foreword
- Illustrator
- Giotto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent
- Place of Publication
- London and Toronto
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
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About the Seller
Rose's Books, IOBA
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts
About Rose's Books, IOBA
Rose's Books is an Internet-only rare and used book service, located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We publish and distribute scholarly imprints by Clock & Rose Press.
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