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William Morris
by Linda Parry [ed.]; [et al.]
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0810942828
- ISBN 13
- 9780810942820
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1996. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1996. Quarto (29x24.5x3cm); 384pp, including bibliography and index. Five hundred sixty-five illustrations, including 394 color plates.
Graphic dustjacket. Black boards with gilt spine lettering. Front hinge cracked after endpaper with mesh exposed around 3/4 of the way up from tail. Jacket is clean and crisp. Binding otherwise sound and pages unmarked.
This is the abundantly augmented catalog for the centenary Morris exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, shown from 9 May to 1 September 1996.
Graphic dustjacket. Black boards with gilt spine lettering. Front hinge cracked after endpaper with mesh exposed around 3/4 of the way up from tail. Jacket is clean and crisp. Binding otherwise sound and pages unmarked.
This is the abundantly augmented catalog for the centenary Morris exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, shown from 9 May to 1 September 1996.
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- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10752
- Title
- William Morris
- Author
- Linda Parry [ed.]; [et al.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0810942828
- ISBN 13
- 9780810942820
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1996
Terms of Sale
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cracked
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