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THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
by COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Mild rubbing to spine tips and corners, neatly retouched. Near Fine in a Very Good chemise with and a Good slipcase with splits
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1945. Hardcover. Mild rubbing to spine tips and corners, neatly retouched. Near Fine in a Very Good chemise with and a Good slipcase with splits to the top edge. Edward A. Wilson. Thin quarto (8-1/2" x 11-1/2") bound in full russet ostrich hide, certainly one of the more unusual bindings of the press. Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley. Includes the author's marginal notes. Designed by C. P. Rollins at the Yale University Press. Introduction by John L. Lowes. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies.
Synopsis
SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772-1834), one of the most imaginative poets of the English Romantic Movement, was also its most influential thinker and philosopher. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was written early in his life, during a period of intense and impassioned creativity, and, like all his best work, has a visionary quality with strong religious and metaphysical overtones. MERVYN PEAKE (1911-1968) was born in China but moved to England at the age of eleven and studied at Eltham College, Kent, and at the Royal Academy Schools. His striking originality as an artist brought him renown as an illustrator of books such as Alice in Wonderland, The Hunting of the Snark and Treasure Island . He also wrote poetry and plays, but is best remembered as a writer for his Gormenghast trilogy of novels , Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone , an extravagant gothic fantasy that has become a modern classic.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016375
- Title
- THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
- Author
- COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor
- Illustrator
- Edward A. Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Mild rubbing to spine tips and corners, neatly retouched. Near Fine in a Very Good chemise with and a Good slipcase with splits
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Romantic Literature, Samuel T. Coleridge, Fine Press, Color Plate Books, 19th Century British Literature, 19th Century Literature, Hand-colored
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century British Literature; Hand-colored;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Colophon
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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