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HUMAN SHOWS FAR FANTASIES. Songs, and trifles
by HARDY. THOMAS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
MacMillan and Co, Limited. London. 1926. Early reprint of the 1925 First edition. 8vo. (6.8 x 4.9 inches). Finely bound in early full brown Morocco. Raised bands to the spine, each with gilt piping. Gilt lettering, ruling and floral decorations to spine. Elaborate gilt flower and rule border on both boards. Marbled endpapers. Inner board turn ins with gilt rule and square design borders. All edges gilt. A fine copy in a beautiful early twentieth century leather binding. The binding is unsigned but certainly the work of a master bookbinder. Ma.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10129
- Title
- HUMAN SHOWS FAR FANTASIES. Songs, and trifles
- Author
- HARDY. THOMAS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co, Limited. London. 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Paul Foster Books
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London, Greater London
About Paul Foster Books
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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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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