The House of Harper. A Century of Publishing in Franklin Square. With Portraits. Malcolm Elwin's Copy Containing His Signed Bookplate
by J. Henry Harper
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912. First Edition, First Impression . Cloth Bound Boards. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1912 First edition, first impression. Size large octavo, 690 pages including index. Burgundy cloth covered boards with gilt titles, publisher's emblem and facsimile signature to the front cover and gilt titles to the spine, top page edge gilt, other edges rough trimmed. With title page printed in Red and black and tissue protected frontispiece of James Harper and 15 further illustrations. Condition good, covers rubbed at the edges, front hinge weak, few spots to end-papers, page edges a little toned else contents very clean. The four Harper brothers, who founded the house of Harper & Brothers, were born between 1795 and 1806 in Long Island, New York. The humble beginnings of the brothers into the publishing business is recounted along with stories of their relationships with many famous authors. From the library of Biographer and Critic Malcolm Elwin with his signed bookplate to the front paste-down. History of the Harper Publishing House
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- Bookseller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015063
- Title
- The House of Harper. A Century of Publishing in Franklin Square. With Portraits. Malcolm Elwin's Copy Containing His Signed Bookplate
- Author
- J. Henry Harper
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1912
- Keywords
- NON FICTION HISTORY PUBLISHING PRINTING AUTHORS BOOKS WRITING
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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