MODERN FINE GLASS: The Work of the Leading Artists and Designers and of the Most Famous Glass-Making Houses Here and Abroad
by Skelley, Leloise Davis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good
- Seller
-
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City, NY: garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1942. 144 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Foxing to edges of text block and to first few and last few leaves. DJ has wear and tear to edges w/ small pieces missing from spine ends. Spine sunned. All corners clipped. Lightly soiled. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12691DAG
- Title
- MODERN FINE GLASS: The Work of the Leading Artists and Designers and of the Most Famous Glass-Making Houses Here and Abroad
- Author
- Skelley, Leloise Davis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- garden City Publishing Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Decorative Arts, Glass, Fine Glass, Modern Fine Glass, Antiques, Collectibles
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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