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Decoration Coreenne
Maurice Dupont
c1927
Librairie des Arts Decoratifs; A. Calavas : Paris
13.5" by 10.5"
[10, 48]pp
SUMMARY
Illustrated with forty-eight plates, six of which are in colour, this is a wonderful French language study of Korean artwork.
Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
In the original French.
With a descriptive table and introductory essay, in this work Maurice Dupont, Librarian of the Guimet Museum, presents a wonderful collection of examples of Korean art and design, with numerous examples of frescoes, paintings, embroidery and textile design.
Illustrated with forty-eight plates, six in colour. Collated, complete.
Dupont was the librarian of the Guimet Museum, in which a number of the works depicted here were held.
Undated; dated circa 1927 via Jisc.
A wonderful study of Korean artwork.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original quarter cloth portfolio style binding, with cloth ties. Stickers to head of front board and back strips. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with small split in cloth at head of rear joint. Tide mark to tail of front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally and bright.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
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
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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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