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Things New and Old
by BEERBOHM, Max
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1928. First, Limited Edition. Number 341 in an edition of 380 signed and numbered copies, with an extra signed plate in rear pocket. White, beveled cloth-covered boards, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; AEG; 49 mounted, b/w plates on heavy paper, with facing text on printed tissue guards; plus a 50th plate in colors, laid loose in rear pocket as issued. Mild soil to boards, as usual, still a tight, Near Fine copy, lacking the dustwrapper. Engraved bookplate of a Peter Williamson to front pastedown.
An album of caricatures in the typical Beerbohm style. The signed color plate in this copy is titled "At 21 Bedford Street
An album of caricatures in the typical Beerbohm style. The signed color plate in this copy is titled "At 21 Bedford Street
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55338
- Title
- Things New and Old
- Author
- BEERBOHM, Max
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First, Limited Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; Illustrators;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
All items are offered subject to prior sale. Orders must be prepaid, though billing may be arranged for institutions and customers with established credit. Payment may be made by Check, Money Order, Paypal or by valid credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover). Any item may be returned within 10 days of receipt for full refund. Signed and manuscript items carry an unlimited guarantee of authenticity.
About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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