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The Complete Collection of Pictures and Songs by Randolph Caldecott
by Caldecott, Randolph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
London. George Rutledge and Sons. 1887. Bound in cloth covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. t.e.g. Tall Folio (12" x 15.75"). The Large Paper Edition, limited to 800 numbered copies of which this is number 108 signed by the engraver and printer, Edmund Evans. With a preface by Austin Dobson. Illustrated throughout with full page colour plates by Caldecott and further duotone vignettes en texte. Covers well rubbed. Corners bumped. Shadow remnants of adhesive tape to several portions of spine. Evidence of repair to several tears of spine cloth. Ffep chipped. This copy lacks pages and plates: 185-188, 276-277, 343-344. All plates clean and crisp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8338
- Title
- The Complete Collection of Pictures and Songs by Randolph Caldecott
- Author
- Caldecott, Randolph
- Format/Binding
- Bound in cloth covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. t.e.g.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Rutledge and Sons.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1887.
- Size
- Tall Folio (12" x 15.75&quo
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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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