Codex Seraphinianus
by Serafini, Luigi
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0896594289
- ISBN 13
- 9780896594289
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Abbeville Press, 1983. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First American Edition. Approx 300 pages: color illustrations; 35 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title and blind-stamped cover title. Grey endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. A fascinating encyclopedia of imaginary things with constructed text and illustrations, both by Italian artist Luigi Serafini (b. 1949). A heavy book; for international shipping, the U.S. Postal Service requires that it be shipped by priority/expedited shipping. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.
Reviews
On May 11 2021, a reader said:
Not so much read, but looked at. As it's the most weirdest book ever written. But every page is fascinating and intriguing. Worth looking through at least once
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010521
- Title
- Codex Seraphinianus
- Author
- Serafini, Luigi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0896594289
- ISBN 13
- 9780896594289
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
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About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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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...
- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....