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Art in Ornament and Dress
by Charles Blanc
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1976. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A translated edition of Blanc's illustrated work on the art of ornaments and dressing. Scarce work. Illustrated with eighty-four drawings and diagrams. Translated from the French. Dated from the British Library. An educational work on the art of ornament and dress, with particular reference to personal adornment and the value of amplitude or width in dress. Blanc also provides guides on colour, hair-dressing, and the male costume. Written by Charles Blanc, a French art critic and brother of the French socialist politician Louis Blanc. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting and age toning to the extremities. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848T90
- Title
- Art in Ornament and Dress
- Author
- Charles Blanc
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Ornament Dress Blanc Dress
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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