Language: English
Published by The Alice Trust, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK, 2006
ISBN 10: 0954731026 ISBN 13: 9780954731021
Seller: Marc Sena Carrel, Pacifica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is the hardback edition. Complete in 2 volumes. Printed and bound by Cromwell Press, Wiltshire, UK. 12 x 9 inches. Unbumped spine heads and tails, and sharp corners. Text blocks firmly bound in. Navy blue buckram hardboards with gilt emblems to the front boards and lettering on the spines. A total of 847 numbered pages; note that there is moderate page waviness to the page tops as well as along the outer edges. Numerous BW illustrations and full-page color plates. Handsome pictorial dust jackets, unclipped. DJs with just a hint of rubbing. An exceptionally clean and attractive set. Gently read. No remainder marks. A Very Good Minus set of 2 volumes [down-graded from Near Fine due to page waviness], in Near Fine dust jackets. 9 lbs. 12 oz. weight. Vol. I. French drawings -- Vol. II. French drawings. German drawings. Netherlandish drawings. Italian drawings. English drawings. Engravings for architecture, design and ornament in the library of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild at Waddesdon Manor. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. From the multi-volume series, The James A. de Rothschild Bequest at Waddesdon Manor, and consisting of 12 titles.