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ARABIA INFELIX AND OTHER POEMS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
by Huxley, Aldous
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: The Fountain Press / Chatto & Windus, 1929. First Edition. An attractive copy of this early collection of verse, exquisitely designed and printed by John Fass. A distinguished copy from the collection of Gaige, who co-published this title. Bromer & Struble A19; Duval, p.64. One of 692 numbered copies (only 300 for distribution in the U.S.) signed by the author, this being copy no.160. Octavo (24.25cm); goldenrod paper and royal blue cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and gilt-stamped pinwheel design along backstrip on both sides; publisher's original glassine dustjacket; [x],35,[3]pp. Bookplate of bibliophile, publisher, and Broadway producer Crosby Gaige at upper front pastedown. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, with a few tiny nicks to extremities, and a small chip to lower edge of rear panel; lacking the publisher's slipcase, but housed in a custom half-morocco slipcase and chemise.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2791
- Title
- ARABIA INFELIX AND OTHER POEMS - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
- Author
- Huxley, Aldous
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Fountain Press / Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1929
Terms of Sale
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- First Edition
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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