In the Forest of Arden. Decorated by Will H. Low.
by MABIE, Hamilton Wright
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd Mead and Company , 1899. Second edition (though cover art original to this edition). Tall octavo. 124 pp. plus 4 full page illustrations by Low. Almost every page with a very wide and decorative border in brown (also by Low). Publisher's green cloth, front cover with three leafy tree done in shades of green with the entire background being done in a heavy gilt, repeated on the spine. Minor foxing to endpapers, else a very good copy of this striking book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72006
- Title
- In the Forest of Arden. Decorated by Will H. Low.
- Author
- MABIE, Hamilton Wright
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dodd Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1899
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...