THE GATHERING OF THE LILIE
by Clarkson, L
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.L. Sibole & Co, 1877. Unpaginated. 4 colored lithographs, 8 tinted lithographs, 4 uncolored engravings. Quarto. Original gilt pictorial cloth, expertly rebacked, a.e.g. Edges refurbished. Internally a very good copy. An attractive melding of words and images, this volume contains poetry, tinged with spiritual or religious themes, with lovely illustrations featuring lilies as a motif. Lida Clarkson, a talented illustrator, produced the art and text for this volume, and is responsible for several other works of a similar nature. "Very beautiful colored plates of lilies" - Bennett. BENNETT, p.24.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM21766
- Title
- THE GATHERING OF THE LILIE
- Author
- Clarkson, L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.L. Sibole & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1877
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William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
Glossary
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...