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The Holy Bible
- Used
- Condition
- Original gilt stamped parchment paper boards, uncut. Very slight toning to spine, one or two corners bumped but a superior copy
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Nonesuch Press, 1924. One of an edition of 1000 copies on Japon vellum paper. Each volume with an engraved title page, head piece, and tail piece by Stephen Gooden. 5 vols. Folio. Original gilt stamped parchment paper boards, uncut. Very slight toning to spine, one or two corners bumped but a superior copy of this fragile book. Very good plus. GOODEN, Stephen. One of an edition of 1000 copies on Japon vellum paper. Each volume with an engraved title page, head piece, and tail piece by Stephen Gooden. 5 vols. Folio. One of the great early books of the Nonesuch Press, and Stephen Gooden's second book commission, after the Nonesuch Anacreon of 1923. The fragile binding of the trade issue (later acknowledged by Meynell to have been a mistake) is rarely seen in suitable condition.
An attractive set of a landmark work. Dreyfus 21 and 20. The Nonesuch Century 21 and 20. Ransom, Selective Check Lists, pp. 163-164, nos. 20 and 21. Rumball-Petre 125 ("a beautiful work of a famous press"). Tomkinson, p. 136, nos. 19 and 19a
An attractive set of a landmark work. Dreyfus 21 and 20. The Nonesuch Century 21 and 20. Ransom, Selective Check Lists, pp. 163-164, nos. 20 and 21. Rumball-Petre 125 ("a beautiful work of a famous press"). Tomkinson, p. 136, nos. 19 and 19a
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 300712
- Title
- The Holy Bible
- Format/Binding
- Each volume with an engraved title page, head piece, and tail piece by Stephen Gooden. 5 vols. Folio
- Book Condition
- Used - Original gilt stamped parchment paper boards, uncut. Very slight toning to spine, one or two corners bumped but a superior copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- One of an edition of 1000 copies on Japon vellum paper
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Keywords
- Bible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy & Religion;
Terms of Sale
James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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