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Fables. With a Memoir by Austin Dobson
by Gay, Mr. John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1882. SCARCE. # 49 of an edition of 50 large paper copies SIGNED by R. & R. Clark, Printers, Edinburgh at limitation page. Finely bound in half red crushed morocco over marbled boards, five gilt ruled raised bands with gilt stamped devices each section, matching marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, toning only at frontispiece engraved portrait of Gay, small rubs at corners, else Fine and bright. . SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007925
- Title
- Fables. With a Memoir by Austin Dobson
- Author
- Gay, Mr. John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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