THOMAS BERTHELET: Royal Printer and Bookbinder to Henry VIII. King Of England, with Special Reference to His Bookbindings
by Davenport, Cyril
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good plus.
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1901. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good plus.. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 102pp. LIMITED EDITION of 252 copies on handmade paper. Contains eighteen full-page plates (8 are color chromolithographs) of bookbindings executed by Berthelet. Six text engravings. Original quarter red cloth over grey paper boards, printed paper spine label. Un-opened, untrimmed. Cloth spine is darkened, rubbed and frayed at ends. Spine label is browned and chipped. Some of the tissue guards are creased. Toning to edges. Some foxing, mostly to first and last few pages. Neat ownership signature on fly-leaf; small stamp last page. A good, solid copy.
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- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50855
- Title
- THOMAS BERTHELET: Royal Printer and Bookbinder to Henry VIII. King Of England, with Special Reference to His Bookbindings
- Author
- Davenport, Cyril
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good plus.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- The Caxton Club
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1901
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Lost Horizon Bookstore
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Santa Barbara, California
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We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
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