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Count Stefan.
by Coppard, A.[lfred] E.[dgar]; Gibbings, Robert (ill.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Zurich, Switzerland
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About This Item
A handsomely produced book published by Golden Cockerel Press, designed and with 4 wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings. Limited to 600 copies, of which this is No. 141, hand-numbered on the colophon.
Description: Quarter yellow buckram with marbled paper boards, original dust jacket. Octavo: 22.5 × 15.5 cm; pp. [5 (frontispiece, title, dedication)], 56, [2 (colophon)]. Printed from Caslon Old Face on English hand-made paper, all edges uncut.
Ref.: Cave/Manson 57; Chanticleer 57
Condition: Dust jacket with very slight edgewear, a few small stains to front and back of the jacket, spine lightly faded. Boards with minor signs of use. Internally, clean and free of marks. A near fine, clean copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
(CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000310
- Title
- Count Stefan.
- Author
- Coppard, A.[lfred] E.[dgar]; Gibbings, Robert (ill.)
- Illustrator
- Robert Gibbings
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham St Lawrence
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.62 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press; Literature;
Terms of Sale
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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About the Seller
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
Biblio member since 2024
Zurich
About Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
At Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints we believe that rare books are an important part of our cultural, natural and intellectual heritage that should be preserved and appreciated. Masterpieces of art that become an impressive experience not only through their content, but also through their form, material, design and printing. That is why we attach great importance to the authenticity and genuineness of the objects we offer. We are passionate about printed materials from the past five hundred years, that narrate the tale of exploration, discovery and shaping of our world.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
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