A PAGEANT OF PAINTING FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Two volumes
by CAIRNS, Huntington and John Walker (editors)
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About This Item
CAIRNS, Huntington and John Walker (editors). A PAGEANT OF PAINTING FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Two volumes. New York: Macmillan, 1966. Folio. Cloth, dust jackets. xviii, 254 pages; vii 263 pages. First edition. Featuring 255 full color plates of artwork found in the National Gallery of A Along with each plate is "a quotation appropriate to the painting, the artist his philosophy, his period, or his subject", as well as a comment on the work itself by the editors. Very good in rubbed and chipped dust jackets.
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- The Bookpress, Ltd. (US)
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- 16306
- Title
- A PAGEANT OF PAINTING FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Two volumes
- Author
- CAIRNS, Huntington and John Walker (editors)
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Keywords
- FA, FA AR
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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