Ex Libris, Essays of a Collector
by Allen, Charles Dexter; with J. WINFRED SPENCELEY designed bookplate
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Boston & New York: Lamson, Wolffe, and Company, 1896. Near Fine condition. Spine slightly age toned. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. 1896. First Edition. "Only 800 copies printed and plates destroyed. This edition limited to 750 of which this is this being No. 424." Well illustrated with 21 original copperplate prints, including one bookplate by Thomas Bewick, two by Edwin Davis French, and two by J. WINFRED SPENCELEY. With the ex libris of William Archer Butterfield, designed and executed by J. WINFRED SPENCELEY, Boston (described in EX LIBRIS JOURNAL, February 1898). From the Preface: "My purpose is merely to set down… certain facts and incidents in history and biography which are associated with the users of some book-plates of particular interest, and to show by such means in what the charm of the book-plate consists." Top edge gilt. Bound in the original greenish cloth, stamped in bright and shiny gold. . First Edition, #424/750. Hardcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxxviii, 157pp. + plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024459
- Title
- Ex Libris, Essays of a Collector
- Author
- Allen, Charles Dexter; with J. WINFRED SPENCELEY designed bookplate
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Edition
- First Edition, #424/750
- Publisher
- Lamson, Wolffe, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston & New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8vo. xxxviii, 157pp. + plates
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About the Seller
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Henderson, Nevada
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About Books (Genny and Michael Winne, proprietors, formerly of Parsippany, New Jersey) has been selling rare and OP books since 1985. Besides book fairs and mail-order catalogues, long-time collectors and dealers will remember our lengthy For Sale ads in the Antiquarian Bookman and similar magazines. Our inventory of over 40,000 volumes is especially strong in the specialties listed, but contains fine books in a variety of other fields as well. Because most of our books are stored in protective boxes, rather than on shelves, they cannot be viewed as a whole. If you wish to visit us to examine specific titles, please provide 24 hours notice and we will make them available for your inspection. Phone calls to (702) 750-2722 are welcome, but please, only between the hours of 8am and 10pm (west coast time).
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