Description: ART OF THE WORLD: ILLUSTRATED IN THE PAINTINGS, STATUARY, AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD’S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION OF 1893 – 6 VOLUMES – LMITIED EDITION.THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION SET OF ONLY 500. HITCHCOCK, RIPLEY (ED); PUBLISHED BY D. APPLETON & CO, NY, 1895HARDCOVER WITH VERY GOOD BINDING WHICH IS BURGUNDY CLOTH OVER ELABORATELY GOLD DECORATED BURGUNDY CLOTH. COVERS ARE GOOD CONDITION WITH EXPECTED EDGE WEAR. EXAMPLE VOLUME WITH PROBLEMS IS SHOWN IN PHOTOS.INTERNAL CONDITION IS VERY GOOD OR BETTER. THE FIRST VOLUME IS THE HISTORY OF THE EXPOSITION. THE OTHER 5 VOLUMES START WITH ‘THE STORY OF THE EXPOSITION’ (134 PAGES). THIS IS THEN FOLLOWED BY FIVE SECTIONS WITH NO INDIVIDUAL TITLE PAGES AND WITH CONSECUTIVE PAGE NUMBERING THROUGH PAGE 196. THEREAFTER IS AN INDEX OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE ENTIRE SET. THE SET HAS MANY ILLUSTRATIONS OF VARIOIUS KINDS AS THE NAME IMPLIES. THERE ARE SOME STUNNING MOUNTED COLOR PLATES. AS INDICATED IN PICTURES, THERE ARE WRITE-UPS FOR EACH PIECE OF ARTWORK. SOME SEPARATORS ARE BENT OR HAVE A TEAR BUT NOT THE PLATES THEMSELVES. MANY INCLUDE MATS.SIZE: 17H x 13W x 7/8: thick at binding (6 volumes = 5.25” thick total). VERY HEAVY BOOKS. WONDERFUL ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE.WILL SHIP MEDIA MAIL + INSURANCE & SIGNATURE. ONLY SHIP WITHIN USA.
Price: 450 USD
Location: Milford, Michigan
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