Paintings in the Hermitage


By: EISLER, Colin

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Stated first edition. A hefty catalogue of paintings displayed at Saint Petersburg's Hermitage. A preface by B. B. Piotrovsky and V. A. Suslov includes a brief history of the institution, from its beginnings in about 1764. Includes 630 color illustrations, which, per the jacket flap, makes this work ". . .the finest, most inclusive and most up-to-date Western work ever published on the [Hermitage's] collection." Back matter includes index of artists and painting titles. --- In olive cloth-covered boards with titling in blind to cover; spine titling in silver. Dust jacket features representative color paintings to front and back panels. --- With a hint of sunning to tail of spine, else a newish, tightly-bound, bright copy. Dust jacket in excellent shape but with slight rubbing. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Quarto - 11 to 13 in. tall; 653 pages

Title: Paintings in the Hermitage

Author Name: EISLER, Colin

Edition: First Edition

ISBN Number: 1556701594

ISBN-13: 9781556701597

Location Published: New York, Stewart, Tabori & Chang: 1990

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Categories: >>Art / Architecture / Fashion

Stock No.: 85624