Sacred and Legendary Art. Third edition. 2 volumes, complete. Legends of the angels and archangels, the evangelists, the apostles, the doctors of the church, and St. Mary Magdalene
by Jameson, Mrs. [Anna]
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
London: Longmans Green, 1891. London: Longmans Green, 1891. Third edition. 2 volumes, complete. 8vo. Steel etchings, 12 new woodcuts, 818 pp. including index. Green silk binding, beveled edges, ruled in gilt, gilt image of mother and child reading to each front board, titles and top edges gilt. "Anna Brownell Jameson was the first Anglo-Irish art historian. Born in Ireland, she migrated to England at the age of four, becoming a well-known British writer and contributor to nineteenth-century thought on a range of subjects including early feminism, art history, travel, Shakespeare, poets, and German culture." (Wikipedia) Small previous owner book plate. Rubbing to extremities. Volume I has tears at spine and top of spine. Hinges reinforced. Fair, Good.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Respectful Exits (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021716
- Title
- Sacred and Legendary Art. Third edition. 2 volumes, complete. Legends of the angels and archangels, the evangelists, the apostles, the doctors of the church, and St. Mary Magdalene
- Author
- Jameson, Mrs. [Anna]
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans Green
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women's Studies;
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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