The Littlehampton Bequest.
by LANCASTER, Osbert. Strong, Roy (introduces)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, London., 1973. First edition. Octavo. 95 pages. Endpapers and numerous full-page black and white illustrations by the author, these being of parodies of the styles of many artists, including David Hockney, John Bratby, George Stubbs, John Singer Sargent, Cecil Beaton, Mark Gertler, Millais, Munnings, Landseer, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Van Dyck, Hilliard, Augustus John etc. Buckram backed marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Comments on the portraits alternate with the portraits themselves.One of 75 numbered copies signed by the author, as well as, of course, by Lord Littlehampton.Free endpapers faintly tanned. Fine in fine printed acetate dustwrapper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LANCASTE016322
- Title
- The Littlehampton Bequest.
- Author
- LANCASTER, Osbert. Strong, Roy (introduces)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray, London.
- Date Published
- 1973
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...