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The Child, the Wise Man and the Devil. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION - ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED)
by COULSON KERNAHAN
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
James Bowden, London [1896]. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First edition, one of 500 numbered and signed copies, this being #109 and additionally inscribed by the author to noted illustrator Herbert Railton, the inscription dated 1900. 8vo. 69pp. Pictorial cream buckram, reproducing N.Erichsen's handsome title page decoration, lettered in gold at the spine. Tissue-protected photogravure frontispiece. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A small blemish to the head of the upper board, some browning to endpapers, and fore edge spotted, occasionally encroaching to margins of text leaves. A nice crisp copy..
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- Bookseller
- Clearwater Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BC14135
- Title
- The Child, the Wise Man and the Devil. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION - ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED)
- Author
- COULSON KERNAHAN
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- James Bowden, London [1896].
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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