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Feats on the Fjord.
by Martineau, Harriet
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
12mo. London: Dent, 1899. 12mo, viii, 237 pp. 12 plates by Rackham, including a color frontispiece. Original limp calf, gilt vignette on upper cover, gilt top, backstrip browned, a very good copy of a fragile little book. § First Edition with illustrations by Rackham. From Dent's series 'The Temple Classics For Young People'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11487
- Title
- Feats on the Fjord.
- Author
- Martineau, Harriet
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Dent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...