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THE COLLECTED WORKS OF W.H. HUDSON in TWENTY FOUR VOLUMES (15 of the 24 in DJ)
by Hudson, W.H. 12a
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- FINE books, 15 only in GOOD-VG DJs, these in Brodarts. 1st ed.
- Seller
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Lyndonville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London Toronto NY: Dent, Dutton. FINE books, 15 only in GOOD-VG DJs, these in Brodarts. 1st ed.. 1922-3. Ltd edition.. Hardcover. FINE books. "46" penciled in "PURPLE LAND" limitation page. TEG. Gilt spine lettering. Hudson bust in gilt on upper boards. . Very nice set. The limitation number "46" is only in "Purple Land". Other 23 with the limitation statement but no number. Green cloth. Most leaves uncut & unopened. Silk page markers. Minor flaws; pastedowns glue browned a bit. Three of the spines with few spots of light sizing damage. These shown at far lower right of photo. DJs lightly smudged or rubbed, some extrems with 1/4" chips or 1" closed tears. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quiet Friends
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001501
- Title
- THE COLLECTED WORKS OF W.H. HUDSON in TWENTY FOUR VOLUMES (15 of the 24 in DJ)
- Author
- Hudson, W.H. 12a
- Illustrator
- various illustrations.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE books, 15 only in GOOD-VG DJs, these in Brodarts. 1st ed.
- Edition
- Ltd edition.
- Publisher
- Dent, Dutton
- Place of Publication
- London Toronto NY
- Date Published
- 1922-3
- Keywords
- FINE books. "46" penciled in "PURPLE LAND" limitation page. TEG. Gilt, spine lettering. Hudson bust in gilt on upper boards., limited, numbered
- Bookseller catalogs
- birds;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Quiet Friends
Visa, M/C, MO, Check. Shipping is free for a "regular" weight book. But for heavier books, and multi volume sets, we ask for any additional postage. Basically we pay the first $3.
About the Seller
Quiet Friends
Biblio member since 2008
Lyndonville, New York
About Quiet Friends
We sell about 75% internet, 25% book fairs. We have been in business since the early 90's. We pack extremely well. We describe very conservatively and have only a few returns in the 5000 orders we have mailed.
Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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