Phaidon christies 1986 (11 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

HC. 263pp ISBN 0714880256 In a compact narrative, images and captions, the authors trace the broad outlines of developments in modern style across the whole range of decorative arts. very good w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations (illustratore).

blue hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large book, international or priority shipping will cost extra. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. price clipped dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. 2nd edition. first printing (NAP). b&w frontis. map. 3 appendices. bibliography. index. ix+314p. 8 glossy full page full color plates. 160 b&w illustrations. world history. cartography. geography. art history. navigation. exploration. topography. ~ Evocative, historically significant, sometimes quaint and often very beautiful, old maps are endlessly intriguing and appeal to people for all sorts of reasons. Collecting them has become a popular hobby, and this book provides a sound general introduction to the subject for all would~be collectors, as well as a mass of precise information for the expert. Divided into three parts, Antique Maps covers map making, map makers and map collecting. Against a general historical background, the methods of map making from about 1470 onwards are described in detail, and the many different types of maps explained. In Part II all the major map makers are listed, with brief biographies and details of their principal works. Organized country by country, this provides an invaluable and easy~to~use reference to nearly 600 cartographers active between about 1450 and 1850, including such famous names as Mercator, Munster, Speed, Blaeu, Jansson and Sanson. A chapter covering Amencan cartographers and their maps is included. Finally, the third part of the book gives advice to the new collector on the practical aspects of buying and looking after maps. The numerous illustrations provide a fascinating view of the range of maps available to the collector, while the comprehensive index will enable the reader to locate information quickly and easily. An extensive bibliography is provided for those who wish to pursue the subject in greater detail. First published in 1983 and quickly sold out, Antique Maps is now reissued in a new edition at a price that will make it attractive to all collectors dealers and lovers of old maps. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 2nd Edition. Second edition hardcover book in good condition with price-clipped dust jacket also in good condition. Shelfwear to all edges of jacket. Page edges lightly tanned. Waviness to page edges throughout. This is a heavy book and would require extra postage for overseas delivery. 4to. 314pp.…

Hardcover, 263 pages, ENG, 290 x 225 mm, in good order, with 700 illustrations including 175 in colour, . ISBN 9780714880259. The decorative arts are arts or crafts whose object is the design and manufacture of objects that are both beautiful and functional. It includes most of the arts making objects for the interiors of buildings, and interior design, but not usually architecture. Ceramic art, metalwork, furniture, jewellery, fashion, various forms of the textile arts and glassware are major groupings. Applied arts largely overlaps with decorative arts, and the modern making of applied art is usually called design. The decorative arts are often categorized in distinction to the "fine arts", namely painting, drawing, photography, and large-scale sculpture, which generally produce objects solely for their aesthetic quality and capacity to stimulate the intellect. 1390 g.…

2nd edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy quarto ix + 314pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., bibliog., index.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 4to. 215pp. 293 illus., 16 in color. Original cloth, slightly worn, spotted on edges and end-papers. Dust jacket.

Condizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,2250grams, ISBN:0714880310.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 512 pp., 293 illustrations, 16 in colour. Freitag 7631 0714880310 4to. Catalogue Raisonne.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 512 pp., 293 illustrations, 16 in colour. Freitag 7631 0714880310 4to. Catalogue Raisonne.

1st Edn.. 222 + 156 pages, 4to, illustrated throughout using photographs, drawings from contemporary sources, map end papers to Vol I. A VG +set in likewise dj. Presentation inscription to the front-end paper of the supplement volume, to Bill Curtis from Howard Blackmore, Curtis an author and fellow authority on firearms and the Crimean War. A comprehensive survey of gunmakers in London, showing their premises, inventions, patents, documents, gun makers marks, etc.…