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Standing in the Sun A Life of J.M.W. Turner
by Anthony Bailey
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1997. First edition. Cloth. As New/Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A biography about the romantic painter Joseph Turner. Joseph Turner was a romantic painter and water colourist, who lived in London with a strong Cockney accent his whole life. He mostly painted sea and landscapes, and achieved great fame and fortune during his life. In a cloth binding in original dustwrapper. Gilt lettering to the spine. Dustwrapper is excellent with some mild shelfwear and bumping to head and tail of spine. Externally, as new except for some mild shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Internally, as new. As New
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD10-B-8
- Title
- Standing in the Sun A Life of J.M.W. Turner
- Author
- Anthony Bailey
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sinclair-Stevenson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- joseph turner romantic watercolour landscape romantic
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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