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The Kingdom of the Pearl
by Leonard Rosenthal
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Brentano's, New York, undated. Early Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Edmund Dulac. LEONARD ROSENTHAL. The Kingdom of the Pearl, New York: Brentano's, undated (1920s). Quarto, copy No. 151 of an edition of 675, pp. [viii], 151, 10 illustrations by Edmund Dulac tipped in, under tissue guards, printed boards quarter-bound in vellum with gilt lettering and nautical decoration to spine, paper label on front, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Worldcat lists the date of printing as 1925, other sources disagree or say nothing at all. Rosethal's text covers the history of pearls, their treatment, harvesting and marketing; Dulac's illustrations are in a Persian style. Condition of this book: Covers soiled, spine darkened, spine ends and edges chipped. Leaves toning with occasional minor staining, plates fine, overall good and sound. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Edmund Dulac. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; 1920s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55147. .
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- Bookseller
- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55147
- Title
- The Kingdom of the Pearl
- Author
- Leonard Rosenthal
- Illustrator
- Edmund Dulac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Quarter Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Brentano's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- undated
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiques & Collectibles; 1920s; Art & Design. Edmund Dulac Unbranded Leonard Rosenthal The Kingdom of the Pearl
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Worldcat
- Worldcat is a collaborative effort produced by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) and supported and used by 72,000 libraries...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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. ...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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