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THE ART OF THE BERLIN GALLERIES. Giving A History of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum with a Critical Description of the Paintings Therein Contained, Together With a Brief Account of the National Gallery of XIX Century Art.
by Preyer, David C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: L.C. Page & Co., 1912. first edition. hardcover. Very good. Octavo, dark green cloth cover with elaborate pictorial design in silver, gold, red, black, and blue that includes a coat of arms. Top edge gilt. Black and white illustrations; index. xvi + 324 pages. A little light spotting on a few page edges - only in margin, does not affect text or images. Former owner name on a page in the index, and small stamped price on rear endpaper. 061508E
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000020440
- Title
- THE ART OF THE BERLIN GALLERIES. Giving A History of the Kaiser Friedrich Museum with a Critical Description of the Paintings Therein Contained, Together With a Brief Account of the National Gallery of XIX Century Art.
- Author
- Preyer, David C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- L.C. Page & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1912
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art & Design;
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Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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