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Painting and reality / Etienne Gilson
by Etienne (1884-1978) Gilson
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- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Princeton : Princeton University Press for Bollingen Foundation. First Edition. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. First edition, second printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. ""This is the fourth volume of the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, which are delivered annually at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The volumes of lectures constitute Number XXXV in Bollingen Series, sponsored by and published for Bollingen Foundation."" Stated first edition, second printing, 1968; first published in 1957. The text block includes extensive reproductions of artworks which fit into the category ""Painting and Reality."" Topstain blue suffers severe color fading. There is a vertical line of severe paper tearing and glue marks on the front and back endpages. The head and tail of the spine show signs of minor shelfwear damage; the corners suffer moderate shelfwear damage. The hinge suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked, aside from the expected library stamps and markings. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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- Title
- Painting and reality / Etienne Gilson
- Author
- Etienne (1884-1978) Gilson
- Format/Binding
- Unknown Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton : Princeton University Press for Bollingen Foundation
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