Greek Terracottas (A King Penguin Book)
by Webster, T. B. L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Various. acknowledgements and list of plates. The text is illustrated with the aforementioned 45 pages of Black and white plates. Colour illustrated boards with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Illustrated dustwrapper, same illustration as the underlying boards with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A look at ancient Greek Terracottas, which it usually depicted everyday life in ancient Greece. A King Penguin  number 54. Softening of the backstrip edges and rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Age toning of the textblock edges and of the pages. Foxing to the endpapers. chipping to the backstrip edges and to the top dustwrapper corners. Rubbing and sunning to the dustwrapper panels and very heavy staining and rubbing to the backstrip. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the front fold over panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8-35, [45 pages of black and white plates) pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Greece; Ancient (BC); Inventory No: 0115351. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0115351
- Title
- Greek Terracottas (A King Penguin Book)
- Author
- Webster, T. B. L
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Middlesex, England
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Art, ancient Greek, terracottas, King Penguin  54 Art & Design; Greece; Ancient (BC); Various Unbranded Webster, T. B. L. Greek Terracottas (A King Penguin Book)
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Dustwrapper
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