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The Golden Age.
by Grahame, Kenneth. Shepard, Ernest H. [illus]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head Limited, 1928. 8vo, x, [1]-166, [4. ads] pp., 29 b&w captioned plates, including frontis. Original cream cloth with title gilt stamped on upper board and backstrip, silhouette of children seated under a tree stamped in black on upper board. Some foxing to the cloth, otherwise very good. Owner ink signature to first pastedown. § Early reprint of the first edition with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard.
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- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106138
- Title
- The Golden Age.
- Author
- Grahame, Kenneth. Shepard, Ernest H. [illus]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...