The Carceri Series Of Piranesi: His Imaginary Prisons: Descriptions Of All ...

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Book Title: Carceri Series of Piranesi: His Imaginary Prisons : Descriptions of All Print States, Auction Price History from 1987 Through 2016, with Adjusted 2016 Prices

Item Length: 9in.

Item Height: 0.3in.

Item Width: 6in.

Author: Robert Lewis

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Individual Artists / Monographs

Publisher: CreateSpace

Publication Year: 2017

Genre: Art

Item Weight: 8.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 124 Pages