The Bernini Bust
by Pears, Iain
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt, Brace & Co, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. FIRST U.S. EDITION of Iain Pears¿ ¿The Bernini Bust.¿ Published in New York by Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1992. ¿First U.S. Edition¿ stated on copyright page. Flap price reads $20. Book in very good+ condition except for very slight rubbing on top of front and back board near spine, a couple slight markings on front and back boards and minor black mark on fore-edge. DJ in near fine condition except for slight chipping on spine tips.
Synopsis
Iain Pears was born in 1955. Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, he has worked as a journalist, an art historian, and a television consultant in England, France, Italy, and the United States. He is the author of seven highly praised detective novels, a book of art history, and countless articles on artistic, financial, and historical subjects, as well as the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost He lives in Oxford, England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookbid Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0105523
- Title
- The Bernini Bust
- Author
- Pears, Iain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Co
- Date Published
- 1992
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About the Seller
Bookbid Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Beverly Hills, California
About Bookbid Rare Books
Bookbid Rare Books is a rare book dealer located in Beverly Hills, California. The family run company has sold modern literary first editions and children's books for over 20 years. Member of ABAA, ILAB.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- New
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- Copyright page
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.