The Oxford Companion to Art

London: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1971. Hardcover. 019866107X . A 1971 reprint (with corrections) of the 1970 issuance. This massive reference work provides brief descriptions of human artistic endeavors for all time and throughout the world in about 3,000 entries. With frequent illustrations and tables. The reader may add knowledge of a particular topic by using the provided cross references and extensive bibliography. An entry in Oxford University Press's "Companion" series covering literature, music and the theatre. --- In full navy cloth-covered boards with titling and publisher device in gilt to spine; wrapped in simple blue dust jacket. --- An excellent copy but with prior owner's embossed circular stamp: otherwise bright and lacking interior markings. Spine with faint mottled discoloration. Price-clipped jacket with about six small tears and retailer's front flap price sticker, else bright and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xii, 1277 pages .