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The Snow Storm, a Christmas Story.
by Mrs. Gore,
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Fisher, Son, & Co.,Angel Street,St. Martin's-Le-Grand, London: Rue St. Honoré, Paris, [1845].. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. George Cruikshank. Small 8vo. First edition, [initial blank; frontispiece with interlining leaf; title page, dedication page; iii, iv; 254 pages, original red cloth wrapper, original spine, original red cloth back, final blank]. This copy lacks the page of advertisements described by Cohn. Four full-page etchings by Geo. Cruikshank. Cohn 356. Full gilt orange straight-grain calf binding signed by [George] "Bayntun Binder Bath Eng.", with gilt page edges all around. Monogram bookplate, (CEM?) in gilt-decorated morocco. In 1939 the Bayntun and Rivière binderies were incorporated into a new set of premises on Manvers Street (Bath). A very fine example of a master bookbinder's art. �
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- Bookseller
- G.Gosen Rare Books & Old Paper, ABAA, ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29
- Title
- The Snow Storm, a Christmas Story.
- Author
- Mrs. Gore,
- Illustrator
- George Cruikshank
- Format/Binding
- Full gilt orange straight-grain calf binding signed by [George] "Bayntun Binder Bath Eng.", with gilt page edges all around.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son, & Co.,Angel Street,St. Martin's-Le-Grand, London: Rue St. Honoré, Paris
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1845].
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bayntun Binding, Cruikshank,
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New York, New York
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