So Here Then are the Preachments and Titled the City of Tagaste, and a Dream and a Prophecy
by Fra Elbertus (Elbert Hubbard)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
East Aurora. The Roycrofters. 1900. Bound in half suede and paper covered boards. Gilt title to front cover and calf spine label. Square 8vo. This edition on hand made paper and specially hand illumined is limited to 940 numbered copies of which this is number 359. Signed by Hubbard and Robarge on limitation page. Illustrated with hand illuminated colour plates by Harriet Robarge. Covers mildly soiled and rubbed. A bit of foxing to frontis and one page presenting a small square of offset. A Very Good extremely crisp copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7133
- Title
- So Here Then are the Preachments and Titled the City of Tagaste, and a Dream and a Prophecy
- Author
- Fra Elbertus (Elbert Hubbard)
- Format/Binding
- Bound in half suede and paper covered boards. Gilt title to front cover and calf spine label.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Roycrofters.
- Place of Publication
- East Aurora.
- Date Published
- 1900.
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...