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Glass Animals : 3,500 Years of Artistry and Design
by Dolez, Albane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New condition./New dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0810910349
- ISBN 13
- 9780810910348
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York:: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1988. 9" wide by 11.75" tall. A beautiful, pristine copy, just now removed from the publisher's shrink wrap so we could write this description. Clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. No remainder mark. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny. No chips. No tears. No creases. No rubbing. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. Profusely illustrated with 200 duotone photographs and 100 stunning full color plates. Includes some Art Nouveau and Art Deco glass. From the Dust Jacket: "From ancient Egypt to the present, objects from 23 countries in myriad forms -- figurines, paperweights; jewelry, perfume bottles; stained-glass windows; lamps, cups, goblets, and beakers, vases, plates and bowls... GLASS ANIMALS is an invaluable reference book for collectors of glass and for anyone who has ever owned (and cherished) a glass animal." Bound in the original purple cloth, lettered in bright silver on the spine and front cover. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New condition./New dust jacket.. 224pp..
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006337
- Title
- Glass Animals : 3,500 Years of Artistry and Design
- Author
- Dolez, Albane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New dust jacket.
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0810910349
- ISBN 13
- 9780810910348
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York:
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectibles/ Antiques;
- Size
- 224pp.
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About Books
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Henderson, Nevada
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