English Woodcuts 1480-1535
by Edward Hodnett
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 11" by 9". None. An in-depth examination of early Tudor woodcut illustrations, illustrated with facsimiles and presented in a glassine wrapper. Describing English woodcut illustrations from the early Tudor period, covering artists such as William Caxton, Wynkyn de Worde, Richard Pynson and numerous others.With a bibliography of illustrated books printed during these fifty-five years.Illustrated with facsimiles of these woodcuts.Written by Edward Hodnett.An enlarged and corrected edition from the first edition of 1935.Complete with the smart glassine wrap.A fascinating account of early illustration of the Tudor period in Britain. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with a glassine wrapper. Externally lovely, with just a little general wear. Glassine wrap has just the slightest edgewear, including the occasional crease to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 788R77
- Title
- English Woodcuts 1480-1535
- Author
- Edward Hodnett
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 11" by 9"
- Keywords
- Edward Hodnett English Woodcuts Wood Engravings Sixteenth Century Art English Woodcuts
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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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