1994, ISBN: 9780241024485

U.S.A: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in FINE Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Just as n… Mehr…

U.S.A: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994. First Edition.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in FINE Condition. Mylar jacket cover. Just as new in brown half cloth with gilt titles, ivory boards with small antique head on front. Tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Internals immaculate. Jacket unclipped. Part legal thriller, part mystery, part hilarious chronicle--all true. The story of a Midwestern art dealer who bought, legitimately, four rare Early Christian mosaics in Europe, and had a lawsuit filed for their return by the Republic of Cyprus. A fascinating look inside the business of buying, selling, smuggling antiquities. 241 pages. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. Farrar Straux & Giroux Publishers, New York 1994., Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1994, 5, London England: Charles Letts & Co. Ltd., 1972. Hardback. First Edition. Staffordshire Portrait Figures. Foxing to end inside covers. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. Next to being able to handle a particular piece, looking at a colour plate of it is the best way of learning to identify and appreciate Staffordshire portrait figures. The colour plates in this book are intended for just such a purpose, and the wide range of pieces included, together with the detailed and iluminating captions, make this an excellent handbook for bot new and experienced collectors. The author, who started his career as a ballet dancer, has been a collector of Staffordshire pottery and a specialist dealer of considerable international standing for seventeen years. He brings to his book, therefore, not only the experience of many years, but also the appreciative eye of a connoisseur of fine arts. Illustrated. 80 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., Charles Letts & Co. Ltd., 1972, 2.75, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 850 g; XXVI, 356 pages, last page blank, includes bibliography, index, chapter notes, appendices, illustrated with 24 pages of black-and-white photography. Illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed across the top edge, and the top edge of the text block is slightly dusty. The lower rear corner has been bumped. Otherwise a very clean and tidy book. While researching this topical and disturbing book, the author interviewed scores of archaeologists, curators, dealers and officials and travel to the countries most affected by art pirates, Turkey, Italy, Mexico and Guatemala. This long-awaited book, richly illustrated, describes an area of international conspiracy which directly concerns all lovers of art. -- front fold over blurb. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Archaeology; Antiques; Art; True Crime; ISBN: 024102448X. ISBN/EAN: 9780241024485. Inventory No: 0219062. . 9780241024485, Hamish Hamilton, 1974, 2.5<

1974, ISBN: 9780241024485

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 850 g; XXVI, 356 pages, last page blank, includes bibliography, index, chapter notes, a… Mehr…

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 850 g; XXVI, 356 pages, last page blank, includes bibliography, index, chapter notes, appendices, illustrated with 24 pages of black-and-white photography. Illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket has a 0.5 inch tear at the top right-hand corner of the rear panel, the top edge of the text block which is tinted a dark brown shows signs of splash marks, and there are general handling marks to the edge of the text block. While researching this topical and disturbing book, the author interviewed scores of archaeologists, curators, dealers and officials and travel to the countries most affected by art pirates, Turkey, Italy, Mexico and Guatemala. This long-awaited book, richly illustrated, describes an area of international conspiracy which directly concerns all lovers of art. -- front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Archaeology; Antiques; Art; True Crime; ISBN: 024102448X. ISBN/EAN: 9780241024485. Inventory No: 0216338. . 9780241024485, Hamish Hamilton, 1974, 2.5<