The Power of Form Applied to Geometric Tracery: One Hundred Designs and Their Foundations Resulting from One Diagram.
by Billings, Robert William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Providence, Utah, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons. Good+. 1851. Hardcover. 1851 first edition. Original black cloth covers. There are some chips to the cloth on the spine, with a piece of cloth missing at the top of the spine. The corners are rubbed through and bumped. Some rubbing to the covers. The text is complete and tightly bound. Light scattered foxing to the margins of the pages and a few pages have faint fingerprint smudges. The text consists of 100 illustrated diagrams, all numbered consecutively. A fascinating and beautiful book. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Orrin Schwab Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46009
- Title
- The Power of Form Applied to Geometric Tracery: One Hundred Designs and Their Foundations Resulting from One Diagram.
- Author
- Billings, Robert William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- William Blackwood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh & London
- Date Published
- 1851
- Keywords
- DPr, Miscellaneous, Architecture--r
Terms of Sale
Orrin Schwab Books
Postage is $4.00 for the first book. Books are returnable for full refund if not as described.
About the Seller
Orrin Schwab Books
Biblio member since 2005
Providence, Utah
About Orrin Schwab Books
Orrin Schwab Books has been selling used and rare books full-time for 14 years. I specialize in Americana, Western Americana, Military, Childrens, and Historical topics of all time periods and regions. I also sell scarce and rare children's books and general antiquarian titles.
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