The Crock of Gold (signed limited)
by James Stephens
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Cedar Ridge, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1926. Limited edition. One of 525 copies printed on handmade paper. 4to, quarter vellum blue/green boards. Gilt titles on spine. Illustrated with 12 mounted color plates with captioned tissue guards and decorative chapter headings and and tail pieces, all by Thomas MacKenzie.
Signed by the author James Stephens, quite boldly, on the limitation page. Light mottling to 1/4 vellum spine; a touch of wear to tips, else fine. Front and rear boards very clean.
Signed by the author James Stephens, quite boldly, on the limitation page. Light mottling to 1/4 vellum spine; a touch of wear to tips, else fine. Front and rear boards very clean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bud Plant & Hutchison Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30057
- Title
- The Crock of Gold (signed limited)
- Author
- James Stephens
- Illustrator
- Thomas MacKenzie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
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About the Seller
Bud Plant & Hutchison Books
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Cedar Ridge, California
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.