Beschreibung
A large, heavy, burgundy coloured cloth bound, hardback with gilt titles on both the front board and spine. No dust jacket. The book is in really good condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Small wear to back board, light foxing to edge of papers and the odd page, please see photos. 305 pages all intact, nice tight binding. All pages, text and illustrations are in really good, clean, readable order. Top edge of papers are gilt edge. First published in 1924, First Edition. This book is uniform in size and style and is one of four volumes from The Library of Decorative Art. The four books form an historical and analytical survey of English Decoration & Furniture from 1500-1820, the whole period being divided into three epochs. Division I. 1500-1650: Volume I. Early English Decoration & Furniture of the Early Renaissance (1500-1650) by M. Jourdain. Containing about 300 pages, with over 400 hundred illustrations from special photographs, including eight plates printed in Photogravure. Division II. (In Two Parts) 1660-1770): Volume II. Decoration in England from 1660-1770. By Francis Lenygon. Containing 300 pages with over 350 illustrations from special photographs together with four in colour. Volume III. Furniture in England from 1660-1770. By Francis Lenygon. Containing 300 pages, with over 400 illustrations from special photographs, together with five in colour. Division III 1760-1820: Volume IV. English Decoration & Furniture of the Later XVIIIth and Early XIXth Centuries (1760-1820.) By M. Jourdain. Containing about 272 pages, with over 400 illustrations from specially taken photographs, including eight plates printed in Collotype. Please note this specific sale is for Volume 1. Postage may increase from listed shipping price due to the weight of this heavy book, dependant on final destination. This wonderful, informative book should be preserved for future generations. Printed in Great Britain by The Darien Press, Edinburgh. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1546
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