The 7th Man. A True Cannibal Tale of the South Sea Islands.
by Gibbings, Robert
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Zurich, Switzerland
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About This Item
A handsomely produced book published by Golden Cockerel Press, designed by Robert Gibbings. Limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 141.
Description: Red and white patterned boards with yellow buckram strip carrying gilt titles to spine. Octavo: 20 × 12.5 cm; pp. [2], 14, [2]. All edges gilt. Printed from Caslon Old Face on Dutch hand-made paper. With 15 wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings.
Ref.: Cave/Manson 72; Chanticleer 72
Condition: A tiny hole to yellow strip, some browning to one side of endpapers (as usual), binding is tight and pages are bright and clean (no foxing).
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- Bookseller
- Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 305
- Title
- The 7th Man. A True Cannibal Tale of the South Sea Islands.
- Author
- Gibbings, Robert
- Illustrator
- Robert Gibbings
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham St Lawrence
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.24 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press; Illustrated Books; Literature;
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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