THE QUEEN OF SPADES. Engravings in Colour By A. Alexeieff. Preface By Prince Sviatopol-Mirsky
by Pushkin, Alexander
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Tel-Aviv, Israel
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About This Item
London: The Blackmore Press, 1928. Limited Edition PRIVATE PRESS. Fine Full Leather. Near Fine. 8vo. A. Alexeieff. 110pp. One of 250 (entire edition of 310 ) numbered copies (copy Nr. 171.) SUPERB FULL LEATHER , with gilt decoration on front and back-cover (PROBABLY BY SANGORSKY?). Printed at the Coulouma Press, Argenteuil .WITH FINE DECORATIONS ( see photographs). Edges gilt. Spine lightly sunned. Title-page with really minimal tiny foxing at inner edge. Occasional minor faint foxing on a few inner pages. OTHERWISE A FINE COPY.
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- Bookseller
- M.Pollak Antiquariat - Est.1899
(IL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- N4846
- Title
- THE QUEEN OF SPADES. Engravings in Colour By A. Alexeieff. Preface By Prince Sviatopol-Mirsky
- Author
- Pushkin, Alexander
- Illustrator
- A. Alexeieff
- Format/Binding
- Fine Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition PRIVATE PRESS
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Blackmore Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fine Binding limited edition Fine Press Pressendruck Coulouma Press illustrated Pushkin
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATUR - LITERATURE- LITTERATURE; LIMITED EDITIONS-BIBLIOPHILIA;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
M.Pollak Antiquariat - Est.1899
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Tel-Aviv
About M.Pollak Antiquariat - Est.1899
M.POLLAK ANTIQUARIAT founded in 1899 and now in its third generation, is owned and managed by Malka and Cornel Pollak. We specialize in antiquarian and out-of-prints books on the history of the Holy Land and the Middle East, Judaica, Zionism, general art and bibliophile editions. We also have a big stock of old science books and general literature. WE ARE THE ONLY MEMBERS IN ISRAEL of "THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION ABA" and the "Verband deutscher Antiquare". WE RUN TWO STORES IN TEL-AVIV. At 36, King George St. our antiquarian bookstore for general old books, while at 42, King George St. a gallery for ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS OF THE HOLY LAND AND MIDDLE EAST, DECORATIVE ANTIQUE PRINTS AND RARE BOOKS.email: cmpollak@netvision.net.il - website: www.pollakmaps.com
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