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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme (signed)
by Ransome, Arthur
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Cedar Ridge, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Nisbet & Co, 1919. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. MacKenzie, Thomas. #168 of 250 copies signed by the artist. Folio, full cream cloth, silhoutte border designs and titles all in full gilt. Twelve tipped-in full color plates (beautifully printed) by Thomas MacKenzie. Captioned tissue guards plus line drawings and page decorations in black throughout. Top edge gilt.
Spine quite darkened and a bit worn. Cloth edges modestly sunned while cover gilt remains bright. Back cover moderately soiled. Light rippling to right front panel border. Interior fine.
Printed on very heavy, hand-made paper, uncut. Profusely decorated throughout. This is MacKenzie's finest book; he did only a few titles, but this is the only one that received the full gift book treatment. Not a surprise, given the late date of this, when the gift book market was winding down after World War I.
His style is reminiscent of Edmund Dulac's eastern, oriental paintings, but his work is uniquely his own, bringing in detail worthy of a miniaturist like Arthur Szyk, and very lush, bright colors. Uncommon, with a relatively small limitation. A beautiful production, cover to cover.
The previous owner has protected it with a handsome oriental paper as a dust jacket. signed by MacKenzie.
Spine quite darkened and a bit worn. Cloth edges modestly sunned while cover gilt remains bright. Back cover moderately soiled. Light rippling to right front panel border. Interior fine.
Printed on very heavy, hand-made paper, uncut. Profusely decorated throughout. This is MacKenzie's finest book; he did only a few titles, but this is the only one that received the full gift book treatment. Not a surprise, given the late date of this, when the gift book market was winding down after World War I.
His style is reminiscent of Edmund Dulac's eastern, oriental paintings, but his work is uniquely his own, bringing in detail worthy of a miniaturist like Arthur Szyk, and very lush, bright colors. Uncommon, with a relatively small limitation. A beautiful production, cover to cover.
The previous owner has protected it with a handsome oriental paper as a dust jacket. signed by MacKenzie.
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- Bookseller
- Bud Plant & Hutchison Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30056
- Title
- Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme (signed)
- Author
- Ransome, Arthur
- Illustrator
- MacKenzie, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Nisbet & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
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Cedar Ridge, California
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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