CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS with Prospectus
by Bertin, Charles | wood engravings by John De Pol; translated by William Jay Smith
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine binding
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
[Providence, RI]: Printed by the Stone House Press for the John Carter Brown Library, 1992. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Octavo. 85, [1] pp., frontis, illus. Limited edition, number 42 of 200 copies, signed by De Pol, Smith, and the printer, M. A. Gelfand. In original cloth with title on the front cover and spine. An extremely nice copy with the top corner of the rear board a trifle bumped, else fine.
This is the regular issue of a translation of Bertin's French-language three-act play, "Christophe Colomb," here limited to 200 copies with "illustrations printed in black . . . from works in the John Carter Brown Library, selected by Norman Fiering. . . . the original wood engravings printed in colors other than blank, are by John De Pol" (colophon). There was also a deluxe edition limited to 20 copies bound by Deborah Evetts, design binder and conservator at the Pierpont Morgan Library.
This is the regular issue of a translation of Bertin's French-language three-act play, "Christophe Colomb," here limited to 200 copies with "illustrations printed in black . . . from works in the John Carter Brown Library, selected by Norman Fiering. . . . the original wood engravings printed in colors other than blank, are by John De Pol" (colophon). There was also a deluxe edition limited to 20 copies bound by Deborah Evetts, design binder and conservator at the Pierpont Morgan Library.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8104
- Title
- CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS with Prospectus
- Author
- Bertin, Charles | wood engravings by John De Pol; translated by William Jay Smith
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine binding
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed by the Stone House Press for the John Carter Brown Library
- Place of Publication
- [Providence, RI]
- Date Published
- 1992
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Travel, Adventure & the Outdoors;
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About the Seller
Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
About Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA
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- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...