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Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and its Symbols 1650-1815
by Allan I. Ludwig
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine. 11.5" by 9". Not Stated. A very smart first edition of this illustrated study into the stonecarving of New England, with the original slip case. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, two hundred and fifty-six plates, and eight maps. Collated complete. Exploring the symbolic art of the stonecarver as applied to mortuary monuments. Considered one of the sole artforms developing in Puritan New England while it struggled with its abiding concern for things "not of this world" and the social distrust of ceremonies. Considering the in-depth meaning to aesthetic spiritual expression. Written by Allan I. Ludwig, an American art historian. In the original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Original card slip case is sound with wear to the extremities and light loss. A split to the join of the spine with card coming away. Overall good only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 903T70
- Title
- Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and its Symbols 1650-1815
- Author
- Allan I. Ludwig
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Place of Publication
- Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- Graven Images New England Stonecarving Images Ludwig
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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