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Hopes and Fears For Art: Five Lectures Delivered in Birmingham, London and Nottingham 1878 - 1881
by Morris, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- v
- Seller
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Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Five Lectures by the leader of the Pre-Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements: " The Lesser Arts", "The Art of the People", "The Beauty of Life", "Making the Best of It", "Architecture in Civilisation". Handsome period Brown Tree-Leather binding with 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt on brown title label in 2nd compartment. Gilt decoration on spine and narrow decorative gilt border on boards, Endpapers and all page edges marbled. Antique illustrated Booklplate with Armorial Bearing on endpaper and same owner's name on back of ffep, dated 1884. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition. Leather has splits down sides of spine, some rubbing on spine and a corner of title label missing (Gilt lettering intact). Some wear to tips of corners.
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- Bookseller
- White Swan Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100007
- Title
- Hopes and Fears For Art
- Author
- Morris, William
- Format/Binding
- Period Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - v
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ellis & White
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Pages
- 217
- Size
- 7 1/2 Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Pre-Raphaelites
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
Terms of Sale
White Swan Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
White Swan Books
Biblio member since 2024
Redruth, Cornwall
About White Swan Books
Old fashioned Book loving Book Dealer selling from Bricks and Mortar Bookshop in Cornwall and also now selling Books online. Specialising in Antiquarian, Vintage Children's, Out of Print and Collectable books but also selling a wide range of Second Hand books in many subjects.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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