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WHISTLER AS I KNEW HIM [Signed]
by Menpes, Mortimer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Limited Edition #364/500. Hardcover. Quarto, xxvi, 152 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in publisher's decorated white cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Light rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Wear and fraying to head and tail of spine and hinges. Sunning and scuffing to spine. Light scuffing and staining to boards. Top edge of textblock gilt, lightly worn. Binding beginning to loosen with gutter visible between both endpapers and pastedowns and at page 113. Penciling and tearing to front free endpaper. Age toning throughout textblock. Features sepia, black and white, and color plates throughout. Shelved in Case 11. 1377463. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1377463
- Title
- WHISTLER AS I KNEW HIM [Signed]
- Author
- Menpes, Mortimer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition #364/500
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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.