Henry Alken : by Walter Shaw Sparrow / with eight plates in colour and sixty-four subjects in half-tone with an introduction by Sir Theodore Cook
by Sparrow, Walter Shaw (1862-1940)
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About This Item
London: Williams and Norgate, Ltd. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxiv, 55 p. : front., plates (part col.) ; 29 cm. Notes: LIMITED edition of 250 copies of which this is number 142. SIGNED copy. Includes list of illustrations. Subjects: Alken, Henry Thomas 1784-1851. Biography. Genre: Illustrated text.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Henry Alken : by Walter Shaw Sparrow / with eight plates in colour and sixty-four subjects in half-tone with an introduction by Sir Theodore Cook
- Author
- Sparrow, Walter Shaw (1862-1940)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London: Williams and Norgate, Ltd. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
- Date Published
- 1927
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