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The Gibson Book; A Collection Of The Published Works Of Charles Dana Gibson
by Gibson, Charles Dana
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First edition of The Gibson Book: A Collection of the Published Works of Charles Dana Gibson, in two volumes.. Oblong quarto, [two volumes], [unpaginated]. Red cloth, title in gilt on the cover of both volumes. Top edge gilt. Free of toning or foxing. Light rubbing to tips, solid hinges, text block stable. Includes hundreds of black and white illustrations from Charles Dana Gibson, detailing American society and culture at the turn of the 20th century. Charles Dana Gibson was an American illustrator, who was best known for creating the "Gibson Girl," the ideal of feminine beauty in the late 19th century. An attractive set, in near fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14378
- Title
- The Gibson Book; A Collection Of The Published Works Of Charles Dana Gibson
- Author
- Gibson, Charles Dana
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Gibson Book: A Collection of the Published Works of Charles Dana Gibson, in two volumes.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- first edition Charles Dana Gibson, Studies in Expression: When Women Are Jurors, Frontispiece to The Prisoner of Zenda, Everything in the World That Money Can Buy,
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
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