A HANDBOOK OF ORNAMENT
by Meyer, Franz Sales
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good or Better/Good-
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc. (No Date) 548+2 pp. Original brown cloth covers moderately soiled w/ a little "nibbling" along top edge of front cover near corner. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Rear hinge starting at last numbered page. DJ soiled w/ approx. 1 1/2" loss at top edge of front panel. Small chips to edges w/ two small holes to rear panel. Dampstain to bottom edge of rear panel. Faint musty odor. Illust. w/ three hundred plates, containing about three thousand illustrations of the elements, and the application of decoration to objects.. Fourth American Edition. Hard Cover. Good or Better/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21166ARCH
- Title
- A HANDBOOK OF ORNAMENT
- Author
- Meyer, Franz Sales
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good or Better
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- Fourth American Edition
- Publisher
- Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTS HANDBOOK ORNAMENT ELEMENTS DECORATION GEOMETRICAL ELEMENTS NATURAL FORMS ANIMAL ORGANISMS FAUNA OF ORNAMENT HUMAN ORGANISM ARTIFICIAL OBJECTS FEATURES BANDS FREE ORNAMENTS SUPPORTS ENCLOSED ORNAMENTS PANELS REPEATING ORNAMENTS DIAP
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Art; Architecture;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Shoemaker Booksellers
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.