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A SET OF TAPESTRIES BY DUBREUIL: Episodes in the Life of Diana
by (Dubreuil)
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
(New York: John Wanamaker), circa [1924].. [1924].. Good. - Quarto [13 inches high by 9-3/4 inches wide], softcover bound into cream & green folding wrappers with light green cord. The wraps are soiled & chipped and the head & tail of the spine are torn. [14] pages, including 5 tipped-in plates presenting sepia-toned reproductions of tapestries by Dubreuil. There are glue stains to the lower inner edges of the first 2 pages & the verso of the 1st page, else the contents are very good.
A John Wannamaker catalog listing these tapestries for sale. A previous owner has noted a reduction in price in blue pencil on the first page and has made notes on the provenance of the catalog on the rear blank. A listing of other tapestries for sale on the last page has been crossed out.
Rare.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28299
- Title
- A SET OF TAPESTRIES BY DUBREUIL: Episodes in the Life of Diana
- Author
- (Dubreuil)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- (New York: John Wanamaker), circa [1924].
- Date Published
- [1924].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- DECORATIVE ARTS; TAPESTRIES; A SET OF TAPESTRIES BY DUBREUIL: Episodes in the Life of Diana; FRENCH ARTIST; SALE CATALOG; JOHN WANAMAKER; TIPPED-IN PLATES; PRICES.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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