JAN VERMEER OF DELFT Superb 1913 Illustrated Art Book 400+ pages 4+ lbs ~ 1st Ed

Description: JAN VERMEER OF DELFT Superb 1913 First Edition Art Book by Philip L. Hale ~ 4-¾ pounds JAN VERMEER OF DELFT by Philip Leslie Hale was published by Small, Maynard and Company of Boston in 1913 and printed by the University Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. According to the Preface, the author wrote this book to get Americans better acquainted with well-known Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) and his work. Famous for domestic interior scenes of middle-class life in Holland, he is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. The massive 4-¾ pound, 7-⅜ x 10-3/4, 2-¾ inches thick 390+ page hardcover book is beautifully illustrated with over 45 pieces of Vermeer artwork on unnumbered glossy pages. Several paintings are in color and protected by thin glassine paper, including the (now) famous Girl with the Pearl Earring (real name Portrait of a Young Girl). The owners and/or location are shown below the paintings. They range from private collectors to the Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague, the Rijksmuseum and J. Six Collection in Amsterdam, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Fine Arts Museum in Budapest, the National Gallery in London, the Gardner Museum in Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Our photos show the actual 110+ year old example of JAN VERMEER OF DELFT we offer for sale. The thick high-quality art paper pages have top gilt edges. The red linen hard covers and spine have the title and author’s name embossed in gold. The red spine has faded significantly. The book is in very nice used condition but due to the weight the front and back cover are somewhat separated from the content. This is NOT a modern reprint! Have a look at other antique & collectible books and vintage art in our eBay store! We have been selling rare and collectible books for more than forty-five years (25 years on eBay!), and have received over 6180 positive feedback responses from satisfied customers! CONDITION: exactly as shown, no odor. QUESTIONS: we do not accept returns so if you have any questions about this superb antique book, be sure to ask before you click the Buy It Now button, NOT after you have purchased the item. You are responsible for reading the full item description, including shipping costs and accepted payment methods. SHIPPING: this book will be shipped in a sturdy package and we are happy to combine shipping of multiple purchases. We do not charge a handling fee and will refund overpayment of postage as soon as a combined order has been shipped. FOREIGN BUYERS: we ship to most foreign countries at additional cost, however all foreign customers are responsible for any VAT payments, import duties and customs clearing fees. International buyers are required to submit their telephone number along with their shipping address. DELIVERY: we photograph every parcel we ship by USPS or by the public carrier specified by the buyer. We e-mail that photo and any applicable tracking number to the buyer as proof of mailing or shipping. Delivery responsibility is then in the hands of the USPS or of any other public carrier selected by the buyer, and does not involve Rapidapolis in any way. Communications about, and responsibility for the delivery to the buyer must be between the buyer and the public carrier, and can not include Rapidapolis on eBay. RETURNS: because of eBay’s approach to returns nowadays we no longer represent anything as being suitable for use for any specific purpose. We sell everything as a surplus curio or relic “as is-where is”, with no implied or other warranties of any kind given, and which may or may not be useful for its original or intended purpose. What you see is what we have photographed and what we will ship. RAPIDAPOLIS has a long history of selling on eBay since 1999, and of customer satisfaction with the items we sell and with our shipping. We encourage buyers to examine our listings carefully, review our many thousands of feedbacks and buy with confidence

Price: 99.95 USD

Location: Rapid City, South Dakota

End Time: 2024-12-28T23:18:00.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.38 USD