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Near fine in near fine jacket. Two volume set in slipcase! No. 720 of 1000 copies. Black cloth boards in dust jackets, quartos [10" x 12"], illustrated in b&w and color. Books have handsome boards showing little wear but for little spots of soil to bottom edge of first volume near spine, bindings tight, texts clean bright and unmarked. DJs have mild rubbing. Slipcase has mild wear to corners, mild soil. THIS LARGE, HEAVY SET WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.
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VG+ (No djs; otherwise impeccable) 2 vols. Dark brown cloth with brown glossy color-illustrated dust jackets. Vol. 1: pp. 1-452, 738+ plate, mostly bw. with some color. Vol. 2: pp. 453-796, 368 items illustrated in 368+ mostly bw photographs; held in matching brown cloth slipcase with decoration on both sides. The Houthakker Collection was formed in the 1960s and 1970s, when these species of drawings could be easily had for modest prices. The books are divided into five categories: Drawings For Ornament; Drawings For Decorative Arts (with sub-categories for walls, ceilings, fireplaces, furniture, clocks, metalwork, glass, textiles, carriages and ships); Drawings for Architecture, Gardens and Fountains; Drawings For Theatre and Events; Drawings For Sculpture, Maqchines and Miscellaneous. Within these categories, the drawings are further divided into country of origin. With 1106 works represented in these two volumes, the handling is broad and has sufficient depth. The publication was reviewed in 1991 by Howard Coutts in "Master Drawings" Vol. 29, No. 2 (Summer, 1991), pp. 194-198. A sumptuous and very useful publication. Uncommon.
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Very good. Two-volume set, #802 out of 1, 000 copies printed. Both volumes VG/VG in handsome slipcase. Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.
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VG+/VG+ a like-new set. 2 vols. Dark brown cloth with brown glossy color-illustrated dust jackets. Vol. 1: pp. 1-452, 738+ plate, mostly bw. with some color. Vol. 2: pp. 453-796, 368 items illustrated in 368+ mostly bw photographs; held in matching brown cloth slipcase with decoration on both sides. The Houthakker Collection was formed in the 1960s and 1970s, when these species of drawings could be easily had for modest prices. The books are divided into five categories: Drawings For Ornament; Drawings For Decorative Arts (with sub-categories for walls, ceilings, fireplaces, furniture, clocks, metalwork, glass, textiles, carriages and ships); Drawings for Architecture, Gardens and Fountains; Drawings For Theatre and Events; Drawings For Sculpture, Maqchines and Miscellaneous. Within these categories, the drawings are further divided into country of origin. With 1106 works represented in these two volumes, the handling is broad and has sufficient depth. The publication was reviewed in 1991 by Howard Coutts in "Master Drawings" Vol. 29, No. 2 (Summer, 1991), pp. 194-198. A sumptuous and very useful publication. Uncommon.