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AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
by Greenaway, Kate
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Richmond, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
No place or date.: No Publisher., (1882). A slim oblong 48 mo., measuring 2.5 " by 4 ", bound in smooth black calf with rounded corners. iv, 68 pp. The upper cover has the word "Album" written in gilt decorative cursive script, surrounded by a delicate border of gilt foliage linking copper flowers. The spine is embellished with gilt ivy leaves and a single flower. The lower cover has an elaborate decorative motif stamped in blind. All edges gilt. Six delicate color illustrations by Kate Greenaway, including title page bearing only the word "ALBUM", with each letter of the word printed on a banner carried by five charming little girls. There are several contemporary inscriptions, all in neat hands, the earliest dated 1882, all from the New England area. Some scuffing to the spine, corners rubbed, else a lovely bright copy of the First Edition. The leather edition is difficult to come by, particularly in this condition. (Variant of Schuster and Engen # 465..with this copy smaller than the one listed, with fewer pages and the calf black, rather than blue.)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1979
- Title
- AUTOGRAPH ALBUM
- Author
- Greenaway, Kate
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
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About the Seller
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2009
Richmond, Missouri
About Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
Our inventory is housed in the second story of a stone house inspired by the architectural style found in the Cotswold region of England. Visitors are welcome by appointment. We are located one hour east of Kansas City, surrounded by 80 acres of woodland and prairie that form the landscape of Green Gate Farm. Member ABAA/ILAB
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- Gilt
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