Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Hard cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Jacket is rubbed. Jacket edges are lightly worn. Cover of book itself is lightly rubbed. Bottom corner of spine is very lightly bumped. Spine is cracked, but all pages remain securely attached to binding. Book plate from previous owner on title page, not covering any text. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked.
Da: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sudafrica
Prima edizione
EUR 20,38
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. 1st edition. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. Both jacket and boards a bit edge worn and marked. Minor marks on page edges. It is in very good condition, excellent binding and internally clean. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Doubleday & Co., Inc, New York, 1994
ISBN 10: 0385266448 ISBN 13: 9780385266444
Da: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione Copia autografata
Hardcover. Condizione: Very good condition. First edition. Signed John Traina on half-title. Folio. xxi (i), 200pp. Original black cloth with silver lettering on spine, in original illustrated dustjacket with silver lettering on spine. Red endpapers. Color frontispiece. "in Extraordinary Jewels John Trainaa well-known connoisseur, collector, and admirer of beautiful jewelsinvokes the mystery and magic of many remarkable pieces, while affording us an insider's view of the genius behind their creation. We discover the unique qualities of thirty-seven different design houses, both the well- and the lesser-known, from Asprey to Zendrini. We learn the history of each house, what makes each designer distinctive, and which styles and stones are favored by each of them: Van Cleef & Arpels, etc." (Publisher). Beautifully illustrated with extraordinary color photographs of magnificent jewelry throughout. Contains bibliography at rear. Dustjacket with minor wear along edges and rubbed. Binding with minor wear and light sunning along top edge. Some light age-toning of partial block, not affecting images.
Editore: Harry N. Abrams., New York., 1998
Da: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new. 102 pps.
Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine(+). Small folio in in blue jacket; 192 pages: profusley illustrated in full-color photographs; 29 cm; bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index. Signed by the author. Contents: Foreword: A Case for Faberge / Mikhail Piotrovsky -- Introduction: Faberge's Cigarette Cases / Geza von Habsburg -- Preface: On Collecting / John Traina -- A Special Word about the Author / Danielle Steel -- Faberge's Russia -- The Making of Faberge's Cigarette Cases -- The Cases in the Collection -- Commentaries. Galina G. Smorodinova, State Historical Museum, Moscow. Marina N. Lopato, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. Joyce Lasky Reed, Faberge Arts Foundation. Marilyn Pfeifer Swezey, Faberge Arts Foundation. Alice Milica Ilich, Faberge and Russian Art Consultant -- A Collection of Collections: Museums. Christopher Forbes, The Forbes Magazine Collection. John Webster Keefe, New Orleans Museum of Art. Anne Odom, Hillwood Museum. Harry S. Parker III, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Lee Hunt Miller, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Elsebeth Welander-Berggren, Nationalmuseum, Sweden. Henry Hawley, The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Royal Collection, The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace. David Park Curry, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts -- Faberge Dealers and Collectors. A. Kenneth Snowman, Wartski. Alexander von Solodkoff, Ermitage Ltd. Fabian Stein, Ermitage Ltd. Mark Schaffer, A La Vieille Russie. Ulla Tillander-Godenhielm, A. Tillander. Andre Ruzhnikov, Private dealer and collector. Workmasters in the Collection. / "The House of Faberge, best known for its magnificent Imperial Easter Eggs, is also world famous for its sumptuous, individually designed cigarette cases. Specially commissioned photos reveal the beauty of each handcrafted case, unique in size and shape, from the largest collection in the world. The book includes an essay by Danielle Steel, former wife of John Traina. 136 color photos." / Cigarette cases -- Russia (Federation) -- Catalogs. Cigarette cases -- Private collections -- California -- San Francisco -- Catalogs. ?tuis ? cigarettes -- Catalogues -- Russie. ?tuis ? cigarettes -- Collections priv?es -- Catalogues -- Californie -- San Francisco. Art -- Private collections. Cigarette cases. Cigarette cases -- Private collections. Bildband Zigarettenetui Sammlung Sigarettendozen. Particuliere verzamelingen. Cigarette cases -- Russia (Federation) -- Catalogs. Cigarette cases -- Private collections -- California -- San Francisco -- Catalogs. Faberg?, Peter Carl, 1846-1920 -- Catalogs. Traina, John -- Art collections -- Catalogs. Faberg?, Peter Carl, 1846-1920. Traina, John. Faberg?, Peter Carl, 1846-1920 -- Catalogs. Traina, John -- Art collections -- Catalogs. Traina, John. Named Corp: Faberg? (Firm) -- Catalogs. Faberg? (Firm) Faber?e Firma Faberg? (Firm) -- Catalogs. Fine(-) to near fine(+) with gently bumped boards corners in fine jacket with faintest of wear and sunning (barley noticed). Please see photos. in fine dust-jacket.