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Great Art Treasures of the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (2 volumes)
by Suslov, Vitaly (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG-. Slipcase shows some shelf wear, especially of paper along edges and corners; sticker above title block. Dust jackets sho
- ISBN 10
- 0810934280
- ISBN 13
- 9780810934283
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1994. Hardcover. VG/VG-. Slipcase shows some shelf wear, especially of paper along edges and corners; sticker above title block. Dust jackets show some minor edge wear as well. Books are generally clean and tight and appear unread.. Both volumes: Green cloth/boards. Green marbled DJs with gilt title block on spine. Slipcase of green cloth and BW illustrations. Vol. 1: 692 pp. with 690 illustrations, 663 in color. Vol. 2: 879 pp. with 780 color images. This magnificent 2-volume set is lavishly illustrated. Volume 1 contains Paleolithic artifacts of the 22nd millenium B.C. to Roman portrait busts, Byzantine coins, Chinese prints, and 19th-century Tibetan art. Volume 2, drawn from the departments of Western European Art and Russian Art and Culture, presents an impressive array of paintings, sculptures, icons, drawings, and prints spanning the 13th to the 20th centuries. You will likely spend hours with this set and not want to put it down! A treasure trove.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167558
- Title
- Great Art Treasures of the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (2 volumes)
- Author
- Suslov, Vitaly (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG-. Slipcase shows some shelf wear, especially of paper along edges and corners; sticker above title block. Dust jackets sho
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0810934280
- ISBN 13
- 9780810934283
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- European Art; Classical Art; Asian Art; Hermitage Collection ; Hermitage Museum Collection ; ;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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