Greek Sculpture
by John Warrack
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Otto Schulze and Company, [1912]. Leather. Very Good. 10.5" by 8". Not Stated. An exploration on the study of Greek sculpture by John Warrack, illustrated with many plates depicting beautiful examples of Greek art. An enjoyable treatise by John Warrack exploring the history and beauty of Greek Sculpture.In this work Warrack approached the subject not as a laborious study, but as a medium to be enjoyed.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and ninety-six plates, showing ninety-nine illustrations.Collated, complete. Including a short list of books recommended on the subject.Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the British Library. Rebound in a half morocco binding with paper to the boards. Minor rubbing to the extremities and spine. A small amount of loss to the tail of the spine. Light bumping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871P2
- Title
- Greek Sculpture
- Author
- John Warrack
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Otto Schulze and Company
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- [1912]
- Size
- 10.5" by 8"
- Keywords
- Greek Sculpture sculpture art john warrack sculpture greece
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.