Salt-Water Ballads. [Seventh Impression.] BRIGHT, CRISP COPY IN HALF CALF
by MASEFIELD John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Elkin Mathews,, 1920. 8vo., Seventh Impression, on laid paper, preliminaries lightly spotted, calligraphic inscription on blank preliminary; attractively bound in mid-green polished calf, marbled boards, back with raised bands, second and third compartments lettered in gilt, gilt top, marbled endpapers, uncut, a very good, bright, fresh copy. First published in 1902.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46180
- Title
- Salt-Water Ballads. [Seventh Impression.] BRIGHT, CRISP COPY IN HALF CALF
- Author
- MASEFIELD John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elkin Mathews,
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, masefield, john masefield
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Thakeham, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...