Down-Adown-Derry a Book of Fairy Poems. With Illustrations by Dorothy L. Lathrop.
by DE LA MARE, WALTER:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable, 1922. No. 147 of a Limited Edition of 325 signed by the author. Coloured frontispiece and two plates, many other plates in b&w, head & tail pieces. 4to (10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches), pages: viii:189, original parchment boards blocked in gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut. Binding spotted and browned, crack to outer upper joint and backstrip lifting (inner joint firm however), headbands chipped, internally very good and clean.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18658
- Title
- Down-Adown-Derry a Book of Fairy Poems. With Illustrations by Dorothy L. Lathrop.
- Author
- DE LA MARE, WALTER:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Constable, 1922.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...