The Crock of Gold (Bound in Full Leather)
by James Stephens
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1912. Full leather. Very Good +. The 1912 1st edition, sumptuously bound in a period, full dark-green leather by Bayntun of Bath. Brilliant gilt-design and ornamentation at the front panel and compartments respectively. Clean and VG+ to Near Fine, with the slightest bit of wear to the front hinges (which remain very sturdy) and a touch of light wear along the rear panel's top-edge. Thick 12mo, beautiful gilt-bordering to the panels, all edges gilt as well. Custom-made green cloth slipcase houses the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16546
- Title
- The Crock of Gold (Bound in Full Leather)
- Author
- James Stephens
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- rare bindings, Bayntun bindings, rare children's books
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...