Graven Images
by Caresse Crosby
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1926. 1st. Three-Quarter Leather. Collectible; Very Good. 1926 1st edition, bound in handsome 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards. Raised bands, bright gilt-lettering to spine, top-edge gilt. A tight, VG- copy, missing flyleaf, otherwise clean and well-preserved. 12mo, 102 pgs. Caresse Crosby's 2nd book of poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2321
- Title
- Graven Images
- Author
- Caresse Crosby
- Format/Binding
- Three-Quarter Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Caresse Crosby, Harry Crosby, Black Sun Press, American Ex-Patriate Movement
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...