The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age
Hardcover
1961 · New York
by Bieber, Margarete
New York: Columbia University Press, 1961. Revised Edition. Hardcover. G (No dj; average wear to spine edges; some slight soiling along top cover edge; former owner name and date on first page, along with handwritten notes on flyleaves; some underlining of text; light foxing on top edge of book block; page surfaces are generally quite clean; includes a number of extra material.). Gray cloth, olive title block with gilt letters on spine, 259 text pp. plus plate pp. of 818 BW illus. at rear. Adds more than 100 illustrations to the previous edition of this classic work. "The sculpture of the entire Greek and Graeco-Toman world is traced from the fourth through the first centuries B.C. Dr. Bieber has included new material, including an entire new chapter on the portrait sculpture of the Romans and on their many copies of Greek masterpieces." (dj) This copy includes a number of extras: a lengthy published review of this book; a few relevant bibliographies; and taped inside front cover, the 1978 newspaper obituary of the author, Margarete Bieber. (Inventory #: 156137)