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Galleries and cabinets of arts in Great Britain, being an account of more than forty collections of paintings, drawings, sculptures, MSS etc., etc., visited in 1854 and 1856, and now for the first time described by Dr. Waagen
by Waagen, Gustav Friedrich
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG, clean, bright and tight with only a hint of rubbing to covers; art school ex-lib. copy with usual marks.
- ISBN 10
- 0719121035
- ISBN 13
- 9780719121036
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Cornmarket Press Limited, 1970. Reprint of 1857 Original. Hardcover. VG, clean, bright and tight with only a hint of rubbing to covers; art school ex-lib. copy with usual marks.. Dark teal cloth/boards; gilt lettering. vii + 560 + 16 with no illus. No dust jacket. Information on works in the British Museum, National Gallery, works belonging to members of the royal family, objects of art in Edinburgh, and works from numerous private collections.
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- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 157972
- Title
- Galleries and cabinets of arts in Great Britain, being an account of more than forty collections of paintings, drawings, sculptures, MSS etc., etc., visited in 1854 and 1856, and now for the first time described by Dr. Waagen
- Author
- Waagen, Gustav Friedrich
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG, clean, bright and tight with only a hint of rubbing to covers; art school ex-lib. copy with usual marks.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of 1857 Original
- ISBN 10
- 0719121035
- ISBN 13
- 9780719121036
- Publisher
- Cornmarket Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- European Art; British Collections; European Art ; Arts in Great Britain ; ;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Specializing in Fine and Decorative Arts, Photography and Gallimaufry since 1993. Visits encouraged by appointment to see our 70,000+ volumes. Many titles not online, call with wants and needs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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