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SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
by Goldsmith, Oliver; Thomson, Hugh
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- About fine.
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912. About fine.. Signed limited edition of only 350 numbered copies signed by Thomson - this a presentation copy, not numbered, with an original signed drawing of a character from the book. Thomson has drawn the figure of a man in period dress celebrating by kicking up his heels, taking off his hat and waving a whip in the air. The man is Tony Lumpkin, a character from the play. Thomson captioned the piece: "'And Tony Lumpkin is his own man again' / p.197"; he has signed it, "With / Hugh Thomson's / kind regards / December 1912." This is an incredible and unique copy with the ornate binding in beautiful condition. 12.5'' x 10.5''. Original full elaborately gilt-stamped vellum. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. Ties renewed. Illustrated by Thomson with 26 beautiful tipped-in color plates, plus many in-text illustrations. [4], 198, [2] pages. Pen-and-ink original drawing, 7'' square, on recto of limitation page, signed by Thomson. Toning to endpapers, else a remarkably fresh and brilliant copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16921
- Title
- SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver; Thomson, Hugh
- Book Condition
- Used - About fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- Limited Edition,20th century,Golden Age,Original Artwork,English & British
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Type Punch Matrix
Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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