[Binding, Fine- Bound by McDonald of New York- With Full Page Inscription by Maeterlinck] The Swarm, From the Life of the Bee
by Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1906. First edition. First edition. An elegant and sumptuous full green crushed levant binding by McDonald, signed in gilt pallet at rear dentelle, "Bound by MacDonald," consisting of triple fillet gold framing, and the spine very ornately detailed in four compartments with title and author in the author two. Ornate gilt dentelles, attractive marbled endsheet. TEG. Very fine example of James McDonald's work, the fine Scottish bookbinder who came to the US and set up shop in NYC in 1880, very quickly becoming one of the preeminent bookbinders in America. WITH A FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION BY MAETERLINCK in French on the verso of the frontispiece, and signed by Maeterlinck, in fountain pen.
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- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4501
- Title
- [Binding, Fine- Bound by McDonald of New York- With Full Page Inscription by Maeterlinck] The Swarm, From the Life of the Bee
- Author
- Maeterlinck, Maurice
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- California-VBF
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...