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Avowals
by MOORE, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boni and Liveright for Subscribers Only, 1919. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo. Pp. 313. Blue buckram, gilt title in gilt bordered morocco label on the spine, embossed bands. Watermarked laid paper, edges untrimmed. Stamped number 667 of an edition limited to 1250. Endpapers age-toned, top edge lightly soiled, spine and top edges sunned. Modern literary history and criticism, some as dialogues with the author. Alas, Moore "belittled James and Yeats and was cast into outer darkness" (Connolly, The Modern Movement.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5186
- Title
- Avowals
- Author
- MOORE, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Boni and Liveright for Subscribers Only
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1919
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
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