London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. g. Alastair. 4to. 68pp. 1/1050 copies. Decorated tan cloth with gilt title to cover and spine in original slipcase with cover plate. Spine sunned. Some staining and discoloration to boards. Upper corners bumped. Staining, discoloration and some rubbing on slipcase. Minor tearing to upper left corner of slipcase. Top edge gilt. Fore-and bottom page edges untrimmed. Frontispiece. Illustrated with 8 reproductions of color plates by Alastair of which one is signed by him (opposite page 38). Introduction by P.G. Konody. Slipcase and binding in good, interior in very good condition.

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Bookseller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14020
Title: Sebastian van Storck [SIGNED]
Author: Pater, Walter, (Illustrated by Alastair)
Illustrator: Alastair
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - g
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited edition
Publisher: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1927
Keywords: imaginary portraits, 19th century, english authors , English essayist, literary critic, 19th century , German artisits, British illustrator

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Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Top Edge Gilt: Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...