Description: "Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and Its Symbols 1650-1815 by Allen Ludwig published by Wesleyan University Press, Middleton, CT, 1966 first edition first printing. Fine quarter-cloth-bound hardcover with no rubbing to the tips. In a new condition publisher's illustrated slipcase with no sunning along the edges. A survey of New England Puritan tombstone carving and an analysis of the religious symbolism used and depicted. The photographs are beautifully printed. 482 pages; 256 b&w plates with 508 separate illustrations + 8 maps; measures about 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Bibliography, detailed index. Hardcover in new condition and in a new condition slip case. A very interesting book highly recommended. A small book plate shows this once belonged to a well known and respected Hagerstown, Maryland dentist, William W. Noel, D.D.S. (born Dec. 4, 1910 to died Sept. 21, 1977). Appears unread. 482 pages, indexed and long list of references. Selling for over $100.00 on other sites in this new condition. No remainder marks. See scans for pictures of the actual book, these are not ebay stock photos.
Price: 62.95 USD
Location: Huntingtown, Maryland
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Book Title: Graven Images
Book Series: Historical
Original Language: English
Item Length: 10in
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 1.3in
Personalized: No
Features: slip case
Topic: Sculpture & Installation, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Decorative Arts
Item Width: 7.8in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1966
Type: Does not apply
Era: 1960s
Illustrator: various
Author: Allen Ludwig
Genre: Design, Art, Social Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 56.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 482 Pages
