GREAT PICTURES AS SEEN AND DESCRIBED BY FAMOUS WRITERS. (Spine/front board title: "Great Pictures Described by Great Writers.")
Published by New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903.
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.David Hallinan, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 1998
Condition: Used
£ 9.24
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Reprint (first published 1899). xvi, 317 pages. Hardcover: H 21cm x L 14cm. No dust jacket. Handsome decorative binding of green cloth with bright gilt stamped Art Nouveau style floral motif decoration upon spine and front board; conjoined "AM" monogram at front board's bottom center and, although different than the standard monogram for renowned book designer Margaret Armstrong, the stamped decoration still seems reflective of her work; mild soiling to rear board; light fraying at spine ends; board corners worn. Top edge gilt. Front endpapers browned; front and rear hinges slightly shaken but still reasonably firm; ownership stamp on rear free endpaper. Frontispiece and other b/w plates. Features 48 essays by various noted literary figures regarding classic European paintings and, in particular, the work of the Italian masters. Includes Alexandre Dumas regarding Michelangelo's "Last Judgment", Theophile Gautier on Leonardo da Vinci's "Madonna of the Rocks", etc. A good+ copy.
Seller Inventory # Z626X-1066
Bibliographic details
- Title
- GREAT PICTURES AS SEEN AND DESCRIBED BY FAMOUS WRITERS. (Spine/front board title: "Great Pictures Described by Great Writers.")
- Author
- Singleton, Esther (editor, translator). Theophile Gautier, Walter Pater, John Ruskin, Alexandre Dumas, William Makepeace Thackeray, et al (contributors). Margaret Armstrong, 1867-1944 (attributed book designer).
- Publisher
- New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Art
David Hallinan, Bookseller
Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 23, 1998
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DAVID HALLINAN, BOOKSELLER - specializing in out-of-print, uncommon, and scarce books in all subjects. Mailing address is PO BOX 463, COLUMBUS, MS 39703. Inventory available for inspection at a local antique mall generally from 10am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.
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David Hallinan
David Hallinan, Bookseller
PO Box 463
Columbus, MS 39703
davidhallinan@yahoo.com
(662) 425-1687
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