The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture

Piper

ISBN 10: 039450092X / ISBN 13: 9780394500928

Published by Random House Inc, Netherlands, 1981

About this Item

Piper, David (chief contributor and general editor). The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture. New York: Random House, 1981. First edition, first printing. Four-volume hardcover set in publisher's slipcase. ISBN 0-394-50092-X.

Comprehensive four-volume art reference set, profusely illustrated with color reproductions, black-and-white illustrations, diagrams, and maps. The four volumes are: Volume 1, Understanding Art: Themes, Techniques, and Methods; Volume 2, The History of Art 1: From the Beginnings to the Late 18th Century; Volume 3, The History of Art 2: From the French Revolution to the Present; Volume 4, Dictionary of Artists and Art Terms. 960 pages total. Edited by David Piper (Sir David Piper, 1918-1990), former director of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. An intelligently designed, generously illustrated reference set ? the Christian Science Monitor called it the four-volume set they would take to start an art school on the moon if they could only bring one. Excellent for students, art lovers, and reference libraries.

Condition: Fine / Fine, approaching Very Fine. All four volumes Fine: bindings tight and square, no markings or inscriptions, no foxing, no creasing, pages clean and bright, brass-burnished covers with inlaid pictorial centerpieces unblemished. Slipcase Fine with only very minor shelf scuffs ? no tears, splits, fading, or repairs. As issued without dust jackets. A handsome and well-preserved complete set in original slipcase.

Note on shipping: Set weighs approximately 15 pounds (6.5 kg) including slipcase.

Seller Inventory # EY-3

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Random House Library of Painting and Sculpture
• Publisher: Random House Inc, Netherlands
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039450092X
• ISBN 13: 9780394500928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 11W x 14H x 6D centimeters 11 centimeters width by 14 centimeters height by 6 centimeters depth
• Weight: 15 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art & Culture ? Design Resources
  • Art History ? 20th Century
  • Art ? Illustrated Books

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Synopsis

4 volume set in shelf box