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The Illustration of Books.
by Bland, D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-
- Seller
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Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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About This Item
[2], 160 pages, plus plates. With 46 illustrations in total – black and white except for the frontispiece which is in colour.
Cream cloth covered boards with red illustrations, and red text to the spine. Spine a little soiled. Some age-toning to the top of the upper board. Light foxing to the half-title. Previous bookseller's pencil marks to the front free end-paper. Internally clean and unmarked.
"The illustrated book has been called the ordinary man's picture gallery, and it provides a subject that will appeal to anyone interested in the visual or applied arts. This book deals concisely with the history and techniques of book illustration, and is intended to supply the need for a short and inexpensive account of the subject."
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Atkins
(ES)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0196
- Title
- The Illustration of Books.
- Author
- Bland, D
- Format/Binding
- Cloth covered boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...