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The Books of Psalms and the First Psalm of David; The Book of Proverbs; The Book of Ecclesiastes. King James Version with Engravings by Clare Leighton
by [Bible]; LEIGHTON, Clare (illustrator); CARDI, Alma Reese (book design)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952. Cloth. Good+. FIRST US EDITION, SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR. 8vo, incl. engraved frontispieces to each book and numerous in-text engravings in blue by Leighton, many of rural scenes, as might be expected. Original beige cloth spine and rear board, blue cloth front board, lettered in blue and gilt. Extremities bruised and worn, edges tobacco-toned. Signed by Leighton in black pen to recto of her engraved frontispiece, a little tobacco-musty, rear hinge starting, but binding firm, else, clean. Unusual signed by Leighton. Good+ This title, with Leighton's engravings, was never published in the UK.
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- Bookseller
- Quair Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2688
- Title
- The Books of Psalms and the First Psalm of David; The Book of Proverbs; The Book of Ecclesiastes. King James Version with Engravings by Clare Leighton
- Author
- [Bible]; LEIGHTON, Clare (illustrator); CARDI, Alma Reese (book design)
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Signed & Association Copies;
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Quair Books
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
About Quair Books
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- 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....
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- Good+
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- Hinge
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- Recto
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- Cloth
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