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Selma Lagerlof: Her Life and Work (Signed By Selma Lagerlof), with a Preface By V. Sackvile-West and a Greeting Inscribed By Selma Lagerlof
by Berendson, Walter A
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About This Item
London: Ivor Nicholson and Watson Ltd, 1931. Limited Edition. Octavo. 136(5) pages. Limited to 130 copies. The present copy is No. 127 inscribed by Selma Lagerlof, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1909), "Inscribed for the fellow countrymen of Sir Walter Scott and Charles Dickens, whose works were the delight of my youth. Selma Lagerlof." Adapted from the German by George F. Timpson and with a preface by V. Sackville-West. This is the author's story of her noble life and describes her work and its message. A very good copy bound in 3/4 vellum over blue cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, top edge gilt, corners only minutely bumped, two small nicks along the bottom edge of the upper board in a very good dust jacket with a few chips, edge wear and rubbing.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028825
- Title
- Selma Lagerlof: Her Life and Work (Signed By Selma Lagerlof), with a Preface By V. Sackvile-West and a Greeting Inscribed By Selma Lagerlof
- Author
- Berendson, Walter A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Ivor Nicholson and Watson Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Signed Inscribed Nobel Prize Winner
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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