PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA: Frescoes. (Iris Books.)

Iris Books (Oxford University Press), 1949. hardcover. Very Good. 12x10x0. Iris Books (Oxford University Press); New York, 1949. Hardcover. Piero della Francesca was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance. To contemporaries he was also known as a mathematician and geometer. Nowadays Piero della Francesca is chiefly appreciated for his art. His painting is characterized by its serene humanism, its use of geometric forms and perspective. Text in English. A Very Good, light tan boards with brown buckram spine, brown lettering on front board, binding sturdy and intact, some sunning to board margins, some crimping to spine edges, previous owner embossed name stamp top front free endpaper else unmarked, some age toning to pages, bit of rubbing along board edges, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, neatly clipped rear flap, small chip bottom spine, large tear and crease top rear panel, few soiled specks to rear panel, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A nice and overall clean copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 22pp., plates are fourteen reproductions in full color. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.