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A History of Painting: The British Genius
by Haldane Macfall
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : T. C. and E. C. Jack, 1911. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 8". None. A History of Painting: The British Genius by Haldane Macfall, being the seventh volume in a series of eight on A History of Painting published between 1911 and 1912. First edition. The seventh volume of an eight volume set. Illustrated with nineteen plates in colour tipped-in, a map of the British Isles and a foldout Chart of the British Painters. Dedicated to Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith and his wife. In a cloth binding with oval colour plate tipped-in to front board. Externally, smart with only slight wear to extremities and very slight rubbing and marks to boards. Hinges slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and generally clean but with handling marks and spotting to text block edges and slight foxing to endpapers only. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN23-B-4
- Title
- A History of Painting: The British Genius
- Author
- Haldane Macfall
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. C. and E. C. Jack
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 11" by 8"
- Keywords
- Painting Haldane Macfall British Painters Haldane Macfall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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