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The Happy Dream ; An Essay
by PRIESTLEY, J. B
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- Seller
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1976. Deluxe Limited Edition. Octavo, 200 x 153mm. [8], 35, [5] pp. Bound in maroon calf, banded spine with gilt lettering, gilt decoration to front board, gilt internal borders in a matching maroon cloth slipcase. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt and deckled edges. Numbered and signed by J. B. Priestley.
Slipcase gently used, head and tail a tad bruised with 2mm nicks at each end, closed 45mm and 20mm tears to cloth at base, spine is lightly sunned; gilt on spine a little dull and two of the three bands are a bit worn; a binding error visible on spine as the word ‘the' in the title has been blind stamped overlapping each other, gilt only fills the correct placement of the word; blank endpapers slightly toned towards edges, otherwise clean and bright throughout. Number 36 in a sequence of 80 Deluxe Limited Signed Editions from a total edition limited to 400 copies.
John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
Slipcase gently used, head and tail a tad bruised with 2mm nicks at each end, closed 45mm and 20mm tears to cloth at base, spine is lightly sunned; gilt on spine a little dull and two of the three bands are a bit worn; a binding error visible on spine as the word ‘the' in the title has been blind stamped overlapping each other, gilt only fills the correct placement of the word; blank endpapers slightly toned towards edges, otherwise clean and bright throughout. Number 36 in a sequence of 80 Deluxe Limited Signed Editions from a total edition limited to 400 copies.
John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Archives Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 871
- Title
- The Happy Dream ; An Essay
- Author
- PRIESTLEY, J. B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Deluxe Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Whittington Press
- Place of Publication
- Andoversford
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fine binding, First Editions, Limited editions, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Classics;
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Archives Fine Books
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Brisbane, Queensland
About Archives Fine Books
Archives Fine Books has been serving readers, collectors and institutions since 1985. Located in a heritage listed building in the heart of Brisbane's business district, it boasts a large inventory of fine second hand, collectible and rare books.
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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