A Miniature History of European Art
by Wilenski, R.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, London, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. XVI, 80 pages, preface by author list of illustrations and index. The text is Illustrated with black and white reproductions of European art work. Pink coloured boards with white pasted insert on the front panel and spine with black writing. Bumping, rubbing and fraying to the head and to the heel of the spine and to the book corners. The spine has become quite darkened due to the sun. Slight fading to the top book edges and scuffing of the book panels. Browning and foxing to the top paper edge and browning to the other paper edges. Browning to the endpapers and to the internal pages as well. Original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste down. In this book the author traces the influence that the Church, the State, the patron had upon the artist and artisans also looking at impersonal forces like the camera and warfare. This is the first UK edition. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 0104141. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0104141
- Title
- A Miniature History of European Art
- Author
- Wilenski, R.H
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- BZDB2 European Art -- History Art & Design; Photographic Unbranded Wilenski, R.H. A Miniature History of European Art
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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