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THE STORY OF PAINTING: From Cave Painting to Modern Times
by Janson, H. W. and Dora Jane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Publisher's full gray-green cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color reproductions of paintings. . Top and bottom edges of book are very slightly sun-tanned, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed at the head of the spine. VERY GOOD+/ VERY GOOD+. . Color Plates . Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 164 pp .
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15889
- Title
- THE STORY OF PAINTING: From Cave Painting to Modern Times
- Author
- Janson, H. W. and Dora Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Art History, Art;, Painting
Terms of Sale
Round Table Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
Round Table Books, LLC lists rare, beautiful and interesting books. All books are described accurately, packed carefully and shipped promptly. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED - Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
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- Jacket
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- 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,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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