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Stories of Indian Gods & Heroes
by Monro, W. D.; Paul, Evelyn (Illustrated by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1911. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Paul, Evelyn. Scarce first edition, beautifully bound in contemporary tree calf with gilt borders to boards and edges, and blind-stamped dentelles. Five raised bands to spine, elaborate gilt decoration and gilt-stamped leather labels. Marbled endpapers and page edges. A very attractive copy. Sixteen beautiful colour plates by Evelyn Paul, depicting subjects such as 'The Breaking of the Bow of Janaka', 'Prahlada Overcoming the Elephants', 'Draupadi Dragged from her Chamber' and 'Bhima Hurled his Mace with Fury'. The text block has been cut down during rebinding making the height of this book 7¾" rather than 8½" in the original binding. Tissue-guards have been added to protect the illustrations. There is a Bowden House School prize bookplate to the front pastedown. Occasional light foxing but contents o/w clean and crisp without annotations or other markings. Firmly bound. A few minor rubs to leather but in excellent condition and attractively bound. 18vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. All items are sent professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005572
- Title
- Stories of Indian Gods & Heroes
- Author
- Monro, W. D.; Paul, Evelyn (Illustrated by)
- Illustrator
- Paul, Evelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression First Printing
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Antiquarian & Fine Bindings; World Literature; Folklore, Myths & Legends; Illustrated; First Edition Stories of Indian Gods & Heroes; Indian Mythology; Hindu Mythology
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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- Crisp
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- Raised Band(s)
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- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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