{"product_id":"treasures-of-world-art-nicholas-fry-1975","title":"Treasures of World Art by Nicholas Fry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreasures of World Art (Illustrated Hamlyn Art History Survey in Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Lavishly Illustrated Survey of World Art from Prehistory to the Twentieth Century\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Treasures of World Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nicholas Fry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hamlyn, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0600387224\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's blue cloth boards with a printed, illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large illustrated quarto-size volume, 224 pages. With numerous black and white and colour illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The blue cloth boards are clean, with tidy corners. A tiny bump or mark is visible at the lower fore-corner of the front board. The blue cloth spine is straight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and cream, with no foxing, marks or writing in the sections examined. The binding is tight and the text block is square.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The glossy illustrated jacket shows slight rubbing to the spine, a small nick or wear at the head of the spine, and a small light mark at the upper right of the front panel near the statue. It is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in London by Hamlyn in 1975, Treasures of World Art is a large, generously illustrated survey of art history. Nicholas Fry takes the reader from prehistoric imagery and the ancient world through the medieval period, the Renaissance, the Baroque and the nineteenth century, and on to modern art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe survey is not confined to Europe: it also covers the art of the ancient Americas and of Asia, placing Western traditions in a wider global context. Colour and black and white illustrations accompany the text throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome, heavy volume in its illustrated jacket, it suits readers and collectors of art books who want a broad, picture-led introduction to the story of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Nicholas Fry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas Fry, born in 1942, was an author and translator. He translated Luis Buñuel's screenplay Tristana into English, published by Simon and Schuster in 1971, and also translated Great Maritime Routes: An Illustrated History.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe contributed to The Waking Dream (Thames and Hudson, 1975), alongside Edward Lucie-Smith and Aline Jacquiot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTreasures of World Art Nicholas Fry · Hamlyn art history book 1975 · illustrated history of world art · large art book with dust jacket · Nicholas Fry art survey · vintage Hamlyn art book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hamlyn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58801781145903,"sku":"TCB-000412","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/treasures-of-world-art31997_cover_1.jpg?v=1794144594","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/treasures-of-world-art-nicholas-fry-1975","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}