Greybeards at Play -- Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen -- Rhymes and Sketches
by Chesterton, Gilbert [G. K.]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: R. Brimley Johnson, 1900. Book. Illus. by Chesterton, Gilbert [G. K.]. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Sullivan A.1. Collates exactly, all points of the first edition. Pictorial orange paper-covered boards, with buckram spine lettered in black from the bottom up. Near fine condition, with some edge-bumping and the usual wear to extremities characteristic of paper-covered boards. Moderate wear to boards at corners. Cloth backing is somewhat soiled and yellowing but otherwise nearly unworn. A solid copy with soiling to the top edge, but internally near fine, with some slight toning and scattered foxing. Three bookplates inside front cover: bibliographic scholar Simon Nowell-Smith's, art dealer Judith Adams Nowell-Smith's. and Leslie Mead's. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat -- a sound and still handsome copy. 10-page publishers' adverisements at rear. xii,102[+10]pp..
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 69740h
- Title
- Greybeards at Play -- Literature and Art for Old Gentlemen -- Rhymes and Sketches
- Author
- Chesterton, Gilbert [G. K.]
- Illustrator
- Chesterton, Gilbert [G. K.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- R. Brimley Johnson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- literature fiction modern first editions Gilbert G. K. Keith Chesterton fantasy nonsense verse rhymes poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- G. K. Chesterton: primary & secondary sources;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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London (Birr), Ontario
About CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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