John Piper: The Forties
by David Fraser Jenkins
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- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Philip Wilson Publishers, Imperial War Museum, 2013. Paperback. Fine. 10.5" by 9" . Not Stated . A lovely copy of this work dedicated to the life and work of war artist John Piper. The third printing. Originally published in 2000 in occasion of the exhibition 'John Piper: The Forties' at the Imperial War Museum. Written by David Fraser Jenkins. Featuring numerous illustrated leaves both in colour and in black and white accompanying the text.An ode to the art and times of John Piper, English painter known as an official war artist during World War II, depicting images of bomb-damaged churches and landmarks including those of Coventry Cathedral. In the original publisher's printed wraps. Externally lovely with light shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856A54
- Title
- John Piper: The Forties
- Author
- David Fraser Jenkins
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philip Wilson Publishers, Imperial War Museum
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 10.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- first editions john piper war artist imperial war museums john piper
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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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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...