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The Golden Cockerel; From the Tale by Alexander Pushkin. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
by Pushkin, Alexander
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club / Fanfare Press, 1950. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. From the Limited Editions Club, Alexander Pushkin's The Golden Cockerel, signed by the illustrator, Edmund Dulac.. Quarto, 42pp. Purple cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, brass cockerel attached to front cover. Clean text, no marks or notations. Minor tarnishing to cockerel. Original near fine glassine dust jacket, minor tears along top and bottom edges. Original paper-covered chemise with printed gold cockerel design, toning to spine. Housed in publisher's original paper-covered slipcase, toning to spine and edges, light shelf wear. From a limited edition of 1500 copies, this being number 1265, signed by the illustrator, Edmund Dulac. A beautiful example.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11571
- Title
- The Golden Cockerel; From the Tale by Alexander Pushkin. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
- Author
- Pushkin, Alexander
- Illustrator
- From the Limited Editions Club, Alexander Pushkin's The Golden Cockerel, signed by the illustrator, Edmund Dulac.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Deluxe Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club / Fanfare Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Limited Editions Club, first edition Limited Editions Club, signed book Limited Editions Club, The Heritage Press, rare title limited editions club, The Easton Press
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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