The Netherlands: A Study of some aspects of Art, Costume and Social Life
by Sitwell, Sacheverell
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, orange clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block reasonably firm; pages crisp and u
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About This Item
London, New York, Toronto, Sydney: B. T. Batsford, n.d. (1948). 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, orange clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block reasonably firm; pages crisp and unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Sacheverell Sitwell goes beyond the generic images of Holland as all museums, windmills, canals, tulips and clogs. Sitwell leads us out of museums and away from the great cities, where tourist, and their guidebooks, usually remain cloistered. By traveling outside the usual, Sitwell has discovered a new and beautiful Holland in which 18th century architecture, strange villages and costumes of Friesland, and undiscovered artists. Sitwell's account of the Netherlands awakens anew our curiosity in this well trod country. Incl. many b/w and colour plates, pull out map.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133129
- Title
- The Netherlands: A Study of some aspects of Art, Costume and Social Life
- Author
- Sitwell, Sacheverell
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition, missing d/j, orange clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block reasonably firm; pages crisp and u
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- B. T. Batsford
- Place of Publication
- London, New York, Toronto, Sydney
- Date Published
- n.d. (1948)
- Pages
- 168
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, travel, Netherlands, history, art, Holland, Sitwell
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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