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Histoire de la Sculpture Grecque
Maxime Collignon
1892-1897
Firmin-Didot Et Cie : Paris
12" by 9"
xii, 2-569; 715pp
SUMMARY
The richly illustrated two volume first edition of this study of the sculptures of ancient Greece, in full vellum bindings.
Colour Plates,Decorative Binding,First Edition,Illustrated
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
In the original French.
The first edition of Maxime Collignon's lavishly illustrated work on Greek sculpture.
Volume I discusses 'Origins', 'The Primitives', 'Advanced Archaism', and the great masters of the fifth century, while volume II examines the influence of the great masters of the fifth century, fourth century, art in the Hellenistic period, and Greek art after the Roman conquest.
Illustrated with twelve plates to each volume, including a number of chromolithographs. With further vignette illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.
With blind library stamps to title page tails, and withdrawal stamps to front free endpapers.
CONDITION
In full vellum bindings, with gilt detailing to spines. Externally, lovely. Faint adhesive residue to spine tails, with minor split in vellum to tail of front joint of volume II. Stamps to front free endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Blind stamps to title page tails. Pages generally clean and bright.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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