Quis Desiderio
by Butler, Samuel
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0948021136
- ISBN 13
- 9780948021138
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
WIltshire: Libanus Press, 1987. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Thin 8vo. (12)pp. Finely printed on dampened Amatruda paper in an edition of 475 copies. Wood engravings by Phillida Gili. In an artist binding of brown morocco spine, handmade paper boards and with an oval on the upper board of puckered morocco with the title in gilt, now changed to 'Que Desiderio'. While not signed, the binding is almost certainly by Bill Denny of Tucson. A fine copy. Housed in a curious two-walled tray of brown paper, a leather label with the title in gilt on one wall, and the whole slipping neatly into a similarly covered slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20511
- Title
- Quis Desiderio
- Author
- Butler, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- ISBN 10
- 0948021136
- ISBN 13
- 9780948021138
- Publisher
- Libanus Press
- Place of Publication
- WIltshire
- Date Published
- 1987
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...