Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and Their Works: A Handbook
by Clement, Clara Erskine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, head and tail chipped.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Hurd and Houghton. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, head and tail chipped.. 1874. Hardcover. Three-quarter brown calf with marbled sides. Six spine compartments, one with printed leather spine label and one missing label. Marbled edges and endpapers. Many engravings. xii, 661pp, index. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown (William Amory). Handsome, sturdy art historical reference, alphabetically arranged. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39746
- Title
- Painters, Sculptors, Architects, Engravers, and Their Works: A Handbook
- Author
- Clement, Clara Erskine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, head and tail chipped.
- Publisher
- Hurd and Houghton
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1874
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Art History, Art Reference
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Bookplate
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