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Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century: In the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. With a Complete Calalogue
by Rothstein, Natalie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine /Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0821218123
- ISBN 13
- 9780821218129
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Thames and Hudson 1990. 4to. Presentation copy. 351 pp. Red cloth with gilt decor and lettering to spine in a colour illustrated jacket. Minor spots to edges, but otherwise, all in near fine condition, clean and bright. Presentation inscription from the author on the ffep. to Wendy Hefford, the Victoria and Albert Museum's curator and specialist in European tapestries and carpets, printed and woven textiles who worked there from late 1960 to 1998; she is also thanked for contributing research and reading proofs in the acknowledgements. 473 illustrations, including 371 in colour. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 0821218123 . Near Fine. Gilt Decorated Cloth. 1990.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70604
- Title
- Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century: In the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. With a Complete Calalogue
- Author
- Rothstein, Natalie
- Format/Binding
- Gilt Decorated Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0821218123
- ISBN 13
- 9780821218129
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson 1990
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to.
- Keywords
- SILK,TEXTILE,DESIGN,ART,COSTUME
- Bookseller catalogs
- Textiles, Carpets, Tapestries; Design; Fashion;
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- Spine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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