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Early American Children's Books; With Bibliographical Descriptions of the Books in his Private Collection
by Rosenbach, A.S.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. blue morocco front cover decorated in blind. Spine evenly sunned to brown. Aeg. Near fine in fine felt lined slipcase with
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Portland: Southworth Press, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue morocco front cover decorated in blind. Spine evenly sunned to brown. Aeg. Near fine in fine felt lined slipcase with front cover pictorial paper plate. 354 pages. 27 x 20 cm. Limited edition, copy 61 of 88 Roman numeral copies printed on Zerkall Halle paper, signed by Rosenbach on the colophon page. Forward by A. Edward Newton. Index of Authors and Titles. Index of Printers and Publishers. Bright, very fresh copy. Raised bands, backstrip lettered in gilt.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23808
- Title
- Early American Children's Books; With Bibliographical Descriptions of the Books in his Private Collection
- Author
- Rosenbach, A.S.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. blue morocco front cover decorated in blind. Spine evenly sunned to brown. Aeg. Near fine in fine felt lined slipcase with
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Southworth Press
- Place of Publication
- Portland
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Children's Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books-on-Books;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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Glossary
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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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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