The Prairie School Tradition: The Prairie Archives of the Milwaukee Art Center (First Edition)
by Spencer, Brian A. (editior)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
New York: Whitney Library of Design: An Imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications, 1979. FIRST EDITION, first printing, full green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, exlibrary with the usual library marks, stamping, etc. The library brodart used is a birt scuffed & worn, bottom edge of book worn. Overall a GOOD MINUS book in a GOOD MINUS dust jacket.. First Edition. Full Cloth. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover.
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- Seller
- Ziern-Hanon Galleries
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 015583
- Title
- The Prairie School Tradition: The Prairie Archives of the Milwaukee Art Center (First Edition)
- Author
- Spencer, Brian A. (editior)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Whitney Library of Design: An Imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
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