In Memoriam Peter Fenelon Collier
by Robert J. Collier
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
STILLWATER, Minnesota, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Privately Printed, 1910. Hardcover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 113pp., (ii). Limited edition 0f 985 copies. Signed by Peter Fenelon Collier's son, Robert J. Collier. All 31 called for mounted illustrations and portraits are present and in place. Exterior is bound in dark green, with a gilt decoration to spine and gilt lettering to front cover, along with gilt rule border on front and back boards. Several small bumps to extremities. Paper over boards admits to a number of chips and tears, as well as some general light to medium soiling. Some browning to interior. Minor, short tears to margins of just a few pages. No writing to text. Reprinted in the book are memorials for Collier, including "letters from friends," which includes letters from Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain, as well as tributes from the press. Additionally, the illustrations portray Collier in some of his past times, including playing Polo and steeple chase. Overall, a well preserved copy of this very scarce book
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Details
- Bookseller
- Henry Stachyra, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032063
- Title
- In Memoriam Peter Fenelon Collier
- Author
- Robert J. Collier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Keywords
- books book publishers magazines limited edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography/Manuscripts/Books About Books; SIGNED COPIES; RARE BOOKS;
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About the Seller
Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
STILLWATER, Minnesota
About Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Welcome to Henry Stachyra, Bookseller. We are a family owned business, specializing in scholarly used, out-of-print and rare books. We bring 18 years of experience to buying and selling second-hand books. Our primary specialties are theology and philosophy, medieval studies and patristics. However, we also sell books in many other categories, especially scholarly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....