Art of the Embroiderer
by Germain de Saint-Aubin, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0879234806
- ISBN 13
- 9780879234805
- Seller
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Bridgewater , Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
"Art of the Embroiderer" by Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, Designer to the King, 1770. [Translation of L'art du brodeur, with a facsimile reproduction of the French original of 1770]. Translated and Annotated by Nikki Scheuer. Additional Notes and Commentaries by Edward Maeder. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Boston & London: David R. Godine, Publisher, [1983]. pp. 192, Index. many b. & w. illus. plus 18 colour plates. Printed on Espel and Sun Fugue papers, by Nissha Printing Co., Ltd., Japan. Hardcover, quarter brick cloth with boards, title on cover and spine (corners square, title on spine bit faded, lightly soiled on boards, remainder mark on top edge, interior is very clean and unmarked). In an illustrated slipcase (shelf wear and scuffed, with 2 price stickers). Note: the first two photos are of the front and back of the slipcase.
Very good condition.Size: 11 7/8" x 9" (30cm x 23cm)- book dimensions only.
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- Bookseller
- Bazaar of Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A331
- Title
- Art of the Embroiderer
- Author
- Germain de Saint-Aubin, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, quarter brick cloth with boards, title on cover & spine, in an illustrated board slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0879234806
- ISBN 13
- 9780879234805
- Publisher
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art and David R. Godine, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Boston & London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 192
- Keywords
- embroidery, France, designer, 18th century, clothing, King Louis XV, LACMA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fashion; Design; Decorative Art;
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