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History of Art: A Survey of the Major Visual Arts from the Dawn of History to the Present Day
by Janson, H. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 081090179X
- ISBN 13
- 9780810901797
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harry N. Abrams. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Newly Revised and Enlarged Edition. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. 081090179X . Publisher's full grey cloth, gilt lettering on black panels on spine and cover, maps on endpapers. Profusely illustrated with 970 illustrations, including 88 color pages, many with gold. Horst Waldemar Janson (1913-1982), who published as H. W. Janson, was a Russian-born German-American professor of art history best known for his History of Art, which was first published in 1962 and has since sold more than four million copies in fifteen languages. Janson's signature contribution to the discipline of art history, specifically to the teaching of art history, is his survey text entitled simply History of Art, which become the standard by which current art history textbooks are measured. . Brief gift inscription on half-title, otherwise unmarked, tight, square, and clean. A large and heavy book (seven pounds) - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE. . Color and B&W Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 615 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17715
- Title
- History of Art: A Survey of the Major Visual Arts from the Dawn of History to the Present Day
- Author
- Janson, H. W
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Newly Revised and Enlarged Edition. Fifth Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 081090179X
- ISBN 13
- 9780810901797
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- 081090179X, Art;, History;, Art History;, Paleolithic;, Roman Art;, Carthaginian Art;, Crete;, Ancient Egypt;, Ancient Aegean;
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Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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