Baroque Book Illustration : A Short Survey from the Collection in the Department of Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library by Philip Hofer - 1970

Harvard University Press. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Harvard University Press, 1970. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Oversized. Light wear, pages tanned; a sound binding; very good otherwise. The jacket has some wear and tear, some discoloring and a few stains. Contents include England, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal; German States and Switzerland; Scandinavia; Eastern Europe; Netherlands. Title page says "A short survey from the collection in the Department of Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library." Quantity Available: 1. Category: Books on Books; ISBN: 0674061756. ISBN/EAN: 9780674061750. Inventory No: 204107. . 9780674061750

Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Fine DJ. 2nd printing. Fine condition in fine dust jacket.

Harvard University Press, 1970 4to (29 cm), VI, 43 pp, 149 plates. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (one page slightly stained, bookplate). Philip Hofer's definitive work presents a short, lucid and richly illustrated survey of one of the most fertile and highly developed periods in the history of book illustration. He provides an overview of Baroque book illustration and the master book illustrators of the period, including Callot, Dürer, Holbein, and many others. Hofer's book is a perfect introduction to this remarkable period in the history of the illustrated book, and an essential reference for anyone interested in the art of the book.

Harvard. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1970. Hardcover. 0674061756 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. 149 plates. Some endpaper stains. New introductory material. ; 43 pages .

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, second printing, 1970. Cloth, 4to,. 43 pp + 149 plates. From the blurb: "This book, on its first publication a pioneer work in a large, unexplored field, provides the connoisseur, collector, and interested amateur with an idea of the scope and merits of seventeenth-century European book illustration. Here is a concise text which presents the range and quality of baroque book illustration, designed to aid the reader in forming an idea of a vigorous and exciting though neglected period in the book arts. The baroque style, in all forms, has received growing appreciation after having been "out of fashion" since the beginning of modern criticism. The seventeenth century in particular was neglected or written around, while the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries had the critical attention of book connoisseurs. Mr. Hofer has remedied this neglect through a survey of the baroque book in general, with separate attention to the book production of individual… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Harvard University Press, 1970. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1050grams, ISBN:0674061756

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970. Second Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to. 43 pp., plus 149 illus. Bottom of spince bruised, as is dustjacket, otherwise a near fine copy in a price-clipped dustjacket.

Harvard University Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x0. Publisher's hardback in very good condition: firm and square, strong joints, just mildly rubbed. Complete with original dustjacket: slightly edge-worn and a little darkened, even so still showing well. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.