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One Hundred Books Famous In English Literature With Facsimiles Of The Title Pages
by The Grolier Club
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Grolier Club Of The City of New York, 1902. First Edition. Limited Edition Near fine in 1/4 vellum and blue-gray paper covered boards with vellum tips and gilt text on the spine. A small quarto of 10 3/4 by 7 inches with light soiling to the vellum spineback. Without a dust jacket and lacking the plain, paper covered slipcase. One of only 350 copies printed. 201 pages of text and facsimiles of title pages. With an introduction by George E.Woodberry. Very clean and tight with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32947
- Title
- One Hundred Books Famous In English Literature With Facsimiles Of The Title Pages
- Author
- The Grolier Club
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Grolier Club Of The City of New York
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1902
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Fine
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- Spine
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- Vellum
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
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- First Edition
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- 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...
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