Ode to the Pleasure Arising from Vicissitude. Left Unfinished By Mr. Gray, and Since Completed.
by Gray, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1933 2 volumes. Quarto. The second volume is a facsimile of the original pamphlet. One of 200 copies printed by John Henry Nash on handmade Van Gelder Zonen paper. Introduction by Leonard Whibley. Frontis portrait of Gray from an original drawing by Thomas Rowlandson. Three-quarter vellum and gray boards, spines gilt-lettered. Bookplate. Complimentary slip tipped-in. A very fine set with matching half vellum folding chemise and slipcase (slipcase slightly soiled and worn).. Illus. by Rowlandson, Thomas.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argonaut Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2888
- Title
- Ode to the Pleasure Arising from Vicissitude. Left Unfinished By Mr. Gray, and Since Completed.
- Author
- Gray, Thomas
- Illustrator
- Rowlandson, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Henry Nash
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Private Press, John Henry Nash, Limited Edition, Poetry
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Argonaut Book Shop
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San Francisco, California
About Argonaut Book Shop
The Argonaut Book Shop was founded in 1941 in the middle of the financial district of San Francisco. The Argonaut was a founding member of the Antiquarian Booksellers\' Association of America and has been a member in good standing ever since. The Shop is now located just three blocks from Union Square in downtown San Francisco and is open six days a week. Parking facilities include ample street space and a parking garage close by.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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. ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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