A Choice of Ornaments
by Bentley, Nicolas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
-
Jupiter , Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Andre Deutsch, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). [8] 351pp. Inscribed by author on head of title-page, rest of text block tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ with chipping to head/tail of spine, 1/8" x 1/8" hole to upper panel, corners bumped, in Mylar. An Illustrator of over 60 books, Nicolas Bentley took over ten years to write this one.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29
- Title
- A Choice of Ornaments
- Author
- Bentley, Nicolas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
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About the Seller
Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Biblio member since 2012
Jupiter , Florida
About Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
Liberty Book Store, ABAA, FABA, IOBA, with offices in Jupiter Florida, is an online (and by appointment) antiquarian bookstore that BUYS and SELLS RARE and INTERESTING BOOKS. Our primary interests are the American Antebellum period, Association Copies, Automotive, Books With A Story, Floridiana, Maritime History, RR Donnelley bindings, and books of exceptional beauty or scarcity.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...