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FOLK-TALES OF BENGAL (PROVENANCE: GEORGE G. BOOTH OF CRANBROOK) With Thirty Two Illustrations in Color by Warwick Goble
by Rev. Lal Behariday
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: MacMillan and Co. , Limited. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1912. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. ; Maroon cloth cover with elaborate arts & crafts gilt embossed decor has wear to the corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Provenance: George G. Booth at Cranbrook (antiquated printed bookplate affixed to front paste down. ) end sheets and paste downs toned and foxed. Pages are lightly toned but clean and near pristine. Complete with 32 color plates that are in beautiful condition. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15195
- Title
- FOLK-TALES OF BENGAL (PROVENANCE: GEORGE G. BOOTH OF CRANBROOK) With Thirty Two Illustrations in Color by Warwick Goble
- Author
- Rev. Lal Behariday
- Illustrator
- Warwick Goble
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co. , Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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