Henry the Eighth [Fine Binding]
by Hackett, Francis
- Used
- Very Good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Horace Liveright, 1929. [Signed Binding]. Three quarter red morocco leather over red cloth boards, raised bands, gilt title and decorative gilt compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, (8.75 x 6.25 inches). First Edition/Fourth Printing. 452 pages, with Index; illustrated, including tissue-protected frontis portrait. SIGNED BINDING by Whitman Bennett Binders. Showing just light wear, internally clean and tight. A handsomely bound copy with a strong shelf presence.. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005375
- Title
- Henry the Eighth [Fine Binding]
- Author
- Hackett, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- English History; Whitman Bennett Binders; Signed Binding
- Size
- Octavo
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...