Famous Characters of History (20 Volumes)
by Abbott, Jacob
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York: St. Hubert Guild 1906, a numbered set from a limited edition of 1000. (Hardcover set) Fine. An exquisite set from the "Edition Immortal" bound in various colors of leather. This set is No.3 with an elaborate certificate signed by W.E. Wise. Each volume stamped in gilt and color after original designs of famous fine bindings (most with a descriptive page tipped in). Faux moire endpapers, top edges gilt, ribbon page markers, illustrated with photogravures on Japan Vellum, including hand-painted reproductions of famous historical paintings and rare engravings. Each volume has a tastefully designed bookplate on the front inner board, and the only flaw on the set being that the spines of 11 volumes are lightly faded (some to a pale green, some to a light tan). Because the volumes are bound in different colors, this is not an offensive fault. Photos available on request. (Sets, History, Sets).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142151
- Title
- Famous Characters of History (20 Volumes)
- Author
- Abbott, Jacob
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- St. Hubert Guild
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- Sets, History, Sets, Collectible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Undetermined;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Home to an eclectic collection of over 100,000 titles, our store specializes in History-- Canadian history, Military history, Local history, Philosophy, and Law. We have antiquarian books, scarce books, Modern Firsts, Fiction, fine bindings, sets, Art history, and much more. We upload new arrivals daily. Come see what 50 years of book collecting looks like!
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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...