A History of Wood-Engraving
by Woodberry, George E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers. 1883. Royal octavo, original cloth boards, front boards and spine elaborately decorated in gilt, 90 b&w ebraved illustrations (text and full-page), pp 221. ii. Previous owner's bookplate, related clipping tipped-in, related advertisement loosely inserted, "with compliments" inscription, very good condition. 1st edition. Boards.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93206
- Title
- A History of Wood-Engraving
- Author
- Woodberry, George E
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- Art, Books, Engraving, Illustrated, Woodcuts
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Bookplate
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- Octavo
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- 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...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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