THE MADONNA OF SACRIFICE: A STORY OF FLORENCE
by ORCUTT, William Dana
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: F.G. Browne & Co., 1913. First Edition. Signed presentation from Orcutt on the front endpaper: "To Clarice Loreng [?] as a little souvenir of a pleasant afternoon, with the best wishes of the author, William Dana Orcutt. 23 January 1928." William Dana Orcutt [1870-1953] was an American book designer, typeface designer, historian, and author. Along with other important designers and printers, Orcutt helped found the Boston Society of Printers in 1905. Orcutt was elected its first president, an organization inspired by the principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement. 12mo., decorative tan boards, stamped in gilt, red & black; 54 pages. Frontispiece by Gertrude Demain Hammond.. Very Good (little soil & some edgewear covers; contents clean & tight with old paperclip mark at top of front endpaper).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57021
- Title
- THE MADONNA OF SACRIFICE: A STORY OF FLORENCE
- Author
- ORCUTT, William Dana
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece by Gertrude Demain Hammond.
- Format/Binding
- 12mo., decorative tan boards, stamped in gilt, red & black; 54 pages
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. Signed presentation from Orcutt on the front endp
- Publisher
- F.G. Browne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1913
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...