The Aesthetic Adventure
by William Gaunt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1945. First edition. Leather. Fine. 8" by 5.5". Unamed. A first edition of this work of art criticism and history, by William Gaunt. Illustrated throughout. The first edition of this work. Rebound in a lovely quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Gaunt took a special appointment for the war effort during the Second World-War and used that time to research for this book. William Gaunt was a British artist and art historian. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned due to the paper used. Clean throughout. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH27-I-2
- Title
- The Aesthetic Adventure
- Author
- William Gaunt
- Illustrator
- Unamed
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Leather Illustrated Rebound First Edition Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...