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With An Eye to the Future (Signed Limited Edition)
by LANCASTER, Osbert
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, London, 1967. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Octavo size (8vo) in cream buckram backed marbled paper boards, gilt lettering to spine, gilt device on front cover, top edge gilt, 156pp, full page illustrations in colour and b/w, line illustrations in text. No 88 of 100 copies signed by Lancaster with an additional illustration on a separate sheet loosely inserted (as issued) in a matching marbled paper covered slipcase __CONDITION : Spine slightly dusty else FINE, an otherwise well preserved and very clean and tight copy in a slightly tanned and slightly edge-rubbed slipcase. __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS
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- Bookseller
- David Bunnett Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TN223567
- Title
- With An Eye to the Future (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- LANCASTER, Osbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray, London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- DBBARTIST ARTIST ART PAINT LITERATURE HUMOUR
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About David Bunnett Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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