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Mary Queen of Scots (Edition De Luxe - Limited to 100 Copies)
by Walter Wood (Edited by W. Shaw Sparrow)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Vg+/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. First Edition, Limited, Numbered, Signed . Hardcover. Vg+/No Jacket. 4to. James Orrock & Sir James Linton. The deluxe edition: #1 of 100 copies signed by Walter Wood and both artists,Orrick and Linton. Also inscribed & signed a second time by James Orrick at the bottom of the collophon page. Bound in full vellum with gilt decoration and titles. Ribbon ties at the fore-edge.133 pgs. 26 brightly coloured plates mounted on heavier card stock with captioned tissue guards. An excellent example. Other photos available if required. Inquiries welcome.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Cournoyer Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1753
- Title
- Mary Queen of Scots (Edition De Luxe - Limited to 100 Copies)
- Author
- Walter Wood (Edited by W. Shaw Sparrow)
- Illustrator
- James Orrock & Sir James Linton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Vg+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Limited, Numbered, Signed
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- James Orrock & Sir James Linton Scotland Mary Queen of Scots History Vellum Binding Mary Stuart Art Gallery Scottish History British Empire Royalty Art Illustrations
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
Terms of Sale
Dale Cournoyer Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Dale Cournoyer Books
Biblio member since 2012
Victoria, British Columbia
About Dale Cournoyer Books
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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