National Gallery of Art, Washington

Book was in near perfect condition, especially for a 47 year old copy. Pages are flawless. Arrived in 5 days, way ahead of schedule. What's not to like? Proudly adding this to my personal library. Replacing a copy I gave away years ago and then regretted it. Thanks so much to bookseller glen the book seller!!!

This is an excellent museum book full of exquisite images of their paintings with the unique addition that those that are gilded being printed with gold ink. Now those gilded icons & paintings have the warm, golden glow the artist intended.Within it's pages & on it's white, sized pages are examples of some of the finest examples of western art. This is a book to savor slowly, enjoying each detail of these exquisite works of art.This is a BIG, HEAVY BOOK, not for causal reading on your lap, you will want a sturdy table to hold this as you enjoy it's beautiful images of fine art with brief descriptions of each one though some works are given their own more extensive description of the art & the artist.

The book arrived on time and in good condition. I'll never forget this experience, it will stay with me all the days of my life, and I shall think of and a smile shall steal across my face.

great for the price

Not to oversimplify this book, I'm not really an art connoisseur or anything, but it was perfect for my needs.This is a great book if you're just generally interested in a huge book of fine art featured in a museum that maybe someday, I'll get to visit. Sometimes, that's what I enjoy reading and looking at when I have moments of time to fill.I liked getting this book. And purchasing it from a used dealer, I believe that I paid less than $5 for this monster of an art book, was such a great deal! I've enjoyed having it.

This is a great art book! Text were well written, paintings were printed in very high standard with some of them were printed in GOLD.I have two of them - the original and the revised version. I found the original version was much better in quality overall - expecially the title text of the original version was imprinted on a clear vinyl band with snaps which adds greate presentation of the book. Remember to ask if the clear vinyl band is included when buying (the revised doesn't have it).

What a beautiful book! there is a great deal of interesting information in the text, and, of course, the pictures are absolutely gorgeous. This was a wonderful purchase, and because it is the 1977 (I think) version, an inexpensive one!.

I love making a real "find" and this book is one of those. It's in beautiful condition, I got it in record time and I'm so proud to have it in my collection. Above all, the price was so right!