Studies in Art and Literature for Belle da Costa Greene, Dorothy Miner, 1954, VG

Studies in Art and Literature for Belle da Costa GreeneAuthor:Dorothy Miner (Editor) et al.Publisher:Princeton University PressRelease Date:1954Seller Category:BOOKS ON BOOKSQty Available:1Condition:Used: Very GoodSku: 01913Notes: Very Good, 4to, 12" x 9 1/2." Most of the text in English; at least one essay is in another language. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Covers have slight wear to edges and tips and a white streak on front, else clean and intact, binding tight. Pages have light age toning, occasional foxing, and a former owner's ink signature on front free endpaper, else pristine and intact. Replete with black-and-white illustrations. 502 pp., including illustrations. A comprehensive collection of essays about art and literature published in honor of the late Belle da Costa Greene (1879-1950), a librarian and first director of the Pierpont Morgan Library. She was instrumental in helping to build the library's collection and open it for public use. Greene