French Book-Plates, a handbook for Ex-Libris Collectors.
by Walter Hamilton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Enclosed is a three page letter to Dorothy Furman in which the author confesses his unhappiness with his book as he was "tied down with absurd restrictions as to space, number of plates, cost & c. as though one was building a house or some other useless & prosaic business...." Hamilton concludes: "Thank you also for your tasteful little plate, which is just what a lady's plate should be, + the verse exactly suits my own temperament. I do not like to see armorial bearings on the plates of Ladies of our time, they seem incongruous, in fact heraldry is dead as to fact, though a delightful study..." Cloth at hinges separated but boards firmly attached with gutters intact.
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7736
- Title
- French Book-Plates, a handbook for Ex-Libris Collectors.
- Author
- Walter Hamilton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Pages
- viii, 175
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Books on Books;
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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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