Rembrandt: His Life, His Work, His Time
by Haak, Bob
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1969. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Rembrandt. Signed by Author. A tour-de-force of bookmaking and -binding, a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound most handsomely in a folio-size format, in full brown Morocco leather over boards, with a large "R" stamped in gilt to cover over a blind-stamped design, and then with seven raised bands to spine, title in gilt over a blue label in its own compartment between bands. Measures 13 5/8" tall by 11" wide. Protected gray cardboard cover bound in at the rear so as to protect the page fore-edges. Marred only by a small Sharpied "L" written in blue along bottom edge. Housed in a Fine condition slip-case that is decorated with brown paper over brown cloth-covered boards, and with an intact pull-ribbon. Big, tall, gorgeous looking slip-case. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. SIGNED by the author at statement of limitation, this being No. 247 of 1600 copies printed for special members of the Abrams Limited Editions Society, 347 pp. in folio format, with 109 tipped-in color plates, 503 black-and-white illustrations, and then a full bibliography. Full leather binding. "Abrams" is stamped in gilt at spine bottom between two bottom raised bands, quite finely.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 345207
- Title
- Rembrandt: His Life, His Work, His Time
- Author
- Haak, Bob
- Illustrator
- Rembrandt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- Folio - over 12 - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- signed |painters|paintings|Rembrandt|Dutch Masters|Elizabeth Willems|art history
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About the Seller
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About Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...