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The Infernal Marriage
by DISRAELI THE YOUNGER, [Benjamin], Illustrated by John Austen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. William Jackson (Books) Ltd. 1929. Hardcover. sm4to, 26cm, 85,(1)pp., limited edition of 850 copies, this being #629, coloured frontis, title page vignette, 12 plates (4 coloured), 4 header illustrations, quarter vellum backed light green cloth boards, gilt spine titles, t.e.g., fade speckling on the vellum, some slight foxing on the endpapers, bookplate, good to very good (Lt). ~ First published in 1834, Disreali's satire on contemporary English society. Illustrated in Art Deco style with list of John Austen's illustrated books at rear. Printed at the Curwen Press. With Introductory Note by Eric Partridge.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35940
- Title
- The Infernal Marriage
- Author
- DISRAELI THE YOUNGER, [Benjamin], Illustrated by John Austen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London. William Jackson (Books) Ltd. 1929
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE SATIRE DISRAELI ILLUSTRATED AUSTEN LIMITED EDITION CURWEN PRESS
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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....
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