PAGES ON ART
by Ricketts, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/Good plus
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1913. Hardcover. Very good/Good plus. Hardcover. Octavo. 266pp. Blue-green cloth with spine lettering in light green. Untrimmed. Essays on Watteau, Puvis De Chavannes, August Rodin and others. Light general wear, off-setting to endpapers. Rear hinge has been repaired. Dust jacket has light soil, corner tear and small edge tears.
Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) "was a British artist, illustrator, author and printer, known for his work as a book designer and typographer and for his costume and scenery designs for plays and operas...He wrote three books of art criticism, two volumes of short stories and a memoir of (his friend, Oscar) Wilde. - wikipedia.
Charles Ricketts (1866-1931) "was a British artist, illustrator, author and printer, known for his work as a book designer and typographer and for his costume and scenery designs for plays and operas...He wrote three books of art criticism, two volumes of short stories and a memoir of (his friend, Oscar) Wilde. - wikipedia.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52255
- Title
- PAGES ON ART
- Author
- Ricketts, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Good plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Constable and Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Lost Horizon Bookstore
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Santa Barbara, California
About Lost Horizon Bookstore
We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
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