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The Deserted Village Wood-engravings by Stephanie Maberly Smith
by Goldsmith, Oliver ; Stephanie Maberly Smith (illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: The Caravel Press. Near Fine. 1953. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 34 pages; Publisher's binding: vellum spine over blue-grey paper-covered boards, with pictorial device in gilt on the front cover and lettering in gilt on the spine. Endpapers with a wood-engraved device printed in green, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Four full page wood engravings and three smaller engravings, one as title page device, the other two as tail-pieces to the colophon and list of illustrations. The artist, Stephanie Maberly Smith (1911-1996) was a student and protege of Robert Gibbings at the School of Art, Reading University. Gibbings, master of the modern British revivial of wood engraving, oversaw Stephanie Maberly Smith's 1939 publication at the School - [ 'Loftur. A Play, by Johann Sigurjonsson.' Printed by Robert Gibbings at The University of Reading in an edition of 105 copies]. The present 1953 publication is part of an unspecified, but small edition. The colophon states: "This edition is printed by hand in Great Britain at The Caravel Press, 1953; the type is Caslon Old Face, the paper is hand-made Antique Laid, and the volume is quarter bound in parchment, block in gold." Two locations cited in OCLC [Number: 13169907]. A fine, fresh copy, apart from a brief presentation inscription in ink in the blank portions of the front free-endpaper. ; Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38592
- Title
- The Deserted Village Wood-engravings by Stephanie Maberly Smith
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver ; Stephanie Maberly Smith (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Caravel Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- wood engravings, Caravel Press, Robert Gibbings, Fine press, Stephanie Maberly Smith
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Fine Press;
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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