Renascence. A Book of Wonder.
by CRANE, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vigo St., 1891. #288 of 350 Small Paper copies printed for the English market [another 150 copies designated for America]. . 19.2 cm x 14.9 cm, holland blue boards backed in parchment, printed spine label, top edge lightly trimmed, others untrimmed, pp. xiii, 162, [3], + [3] publisher's ads dated May 1891 advertising this book amongst other "New and Forthcoming Books". Illustrated title page and 38 other designs in black and white reproduced by Emery Walker and Arthur Leverett. Erratum slip tipped opposite p. 33. Printed by the Chiswick Press on laid paper. Poetry. Beautiful Elkin Mathew's production. Light occasional foxing and intermittent browning of leaves; endpapers browned; bookplate of John Eland on pastedown; spine toned, rubbed and worn at ends; corner tips worn bare; tiny bump to fore edge of upper board. A very good copy. Massé p. 41.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12642
- Title
- Renascence. A Book of Wonder.
- Author
- CRANE, Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head in Vigo St., 1891. #288 of 350 Small Paper copies printed for the English m
- Keywords
- WALTER CRANE. CRANECAT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Walter Crane;
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Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...