Early American Children's Books
by ROSENBACH, A.S.W
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Portland: Southworth, 1933. Limited. hardcover. fine. With Bibliographical Descriptions of the Books in his Private Collection. Foreword by A, Edward Newton. Title page printed in red & black and illustrated with a small vignette. Illustrated throughout with 104 facsimile title pages. lix, [1], 354, [4]pp. Very thick short 4to, handsomely bound in full blue pigskin; decorative stamping in gilt and black on covers and spine; uncut edges, t.e.g. housed in a black felt- lined cloth slipcase with paper label. Portland Maine: The Southworth Press, 1933. A fine copy in a very good(+) box.<br/><br/> Superb copy of this beautifully produced book. Limited edition. Number LXVI of 85 copies printed on Zerkall Halle paper, and signed by the author.<br/><br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 158362
- Title
- Early American Children's Books
- Author
- ROSENBACH, A.S.W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- Limited
- Publisher
- Southworth
- Place of Publication
- Portland
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- NEWTON,A. Edward
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- Cloth
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- Facsimile
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- Vignette
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- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...