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Lucina Sine Concubitu.
by Johnson, Abraham [i.e. Hill, John]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Zurich, Switzerland
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About This Item
Written and published in 1780 by Hill as a hoax upon the Royal Society, in revenge for his rejection as a candidate for membership. For this edition Hesther Sainsbury provided three copper-engravings and a wood-engraved repeat pattern for the binding. Limited Edition of 500 copies, this being No. 163.
Description: Quarter vellum with special patterned paper covered boards, gilt title on spine. Octavo 18 × 10.5 cm; pag.: [2]ll., 40pp., [2]ll. With 3 full-page copper engravings (recto only). Printed from Caslon Old Face on English hand-made paper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed.
Ref.: Cave/Manson 70; Chanticleer 70
Condition: Externally excellent with just some minor shelfwear to the corners. Free endpapers lightly browned. Fore edge of pages with light age tanning. Otherwise bright and clean. A clean, near fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
(CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000313
- Title
- Lucina Sine Concubitu.
- Author
- Johnson, Abraham [i.e. Hill, John]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham St Larence
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.33 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press; Literature;
Terms of Sale
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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About the Seller
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
Biblio member since 2024
Zurich
About Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
At Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints we believe that rare books are an important part of our cultural, natural and intellectual heritage that should be preserved and appreciated. Masterpieces of art that become an impressive experience not only through their content, but also through their form, material, design and printing. That is why we attach great importance to the authenticity and genuineness of the objects we offer. We are passionate about printed materials from the past five hundred years, that narrate the tale of exploration, discovery and shaping of our world.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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. ...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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