Whistler as I knew him,
by Menpes, Mortimer
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
The Macmillan Company; [etc., etc.], 1904. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. Adam and Charles Black; London, 1904. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Book is heavy and additional shipping cost may apply. Frontispiece illustration âThe Menpes Children" is missing. Book is limited to 500 numbered copies. This book is number 149. Signed by author directly on limitation prelim. A Good, tan cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding a bit shaky, moderate handling/scuff marks and scattered foxing to boards and spine, abrasions to board corners, frayed spine edges with small tears to spine edge buckram, TEG with some blemishes, ribbon marks, deckle fore-edge and bottom text block edge, discoloration/sunning to spine, rub mark bottom text block corner, biblichor, moderate age spotting/scattered foxing to front/back matters, age toning to pages, rubbing to board and spine edges, some soiling to boards, bookplate residue front pastedown, without Dust wrapper. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches], 153pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1038682
- Title
- Whistler as I knew him,
- Author
- Menpes, Mortimer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company; [etc., etc.]
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Lavendier Books
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...