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Lectures on Sculpture
de John Flaxman
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1829 . First edition. Leather. Good. 10" by 6". Various. The first edition of this collection of lectures on sculpture by the Neoclassic sculpture John Flaxman with illustrations. First edition of Lectures on Sculpture by John Flaxman in half calf binding and cloth boards. A densely illustrated collection of lectures and studies by the eighteenth and nineteenth British sculptor. Flaxman was a prolific and well renowned artist and leading figure of European Neoclassicism. This work covers topics such as 'Grecian Sculpture', 'Composition', and 'Drapery'. Listed with fifty two plates and a frontispiece, and includes an erratum disclaiming that plate 18 was never engraved. This copy is missing two plates, plates 51 and 52. Collated. There are tidemarks to plate 34. An ex-library book with the library stamp to the first free endpaper. In half calf binding and cloth boards. Externally, sound. There is some rubbing to the leather resulting in some slight loss to the extremities. The spine is slightly faded. There are some light marks to the front board. An ex-library book with the library stamp to the first free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. There are tidemarks to plate thirty four. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 847W38
- Título
- Lectures on Sculpture
- Autor
- John Flaxman
- Ilustrador
- Various
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1829
- Tamaño
- 10" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- John Flaxman Sculpture Art Illustrated Sculpture
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- 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....