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Jackanapes
by EWING, Juliana Horatia
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. First edition. fine. CALDECOTT, Randolph.. Rare wrapper-bound issue predating publication of the first edition. Housed in a classic Zaehnsdorf binding, with immaculately detailed gilt-tooled edges.
Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841 - 1885): 'her strength lay in variety of character-drawing and in a realism of detail which informed it. Jackanapes and Daddy Darwin's Dovecot contain a whole gallery of real live people, such as exactly suited her chief illustrator, Caldecott.' (Darnton, pp. 284-85). Octavo, finely bound in gilt-tooled blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf retaining original wrappers and terminal blanks, spine in raised bands, patterned endpapers, ; all edges gilt, boards a little rubbed, spine has browned, a near-fine copy.
Juliana Horatia Ewing (1841 - 1885): 'her strength lay in variety of character-drawing and in a realism of detail which informed it. Jackanapes and Daddy Darwin's Dovecot contain a whole gallery of real live people, such as exactly suited her chief illustrator, Caldecott.' (Darnton, pp. 284-85). Octavo, finely bound in gilt-tooled blue morocco by Zaehnsdorf retaining original wrappers and terminal blanks, spine in raised bands, patterned endpapers, ; all edges gilt, boards a little rubbed, spine has browned, a near-fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rare Illustrated Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1067
- Title
- Jackanapes
- Author
- EWING, Juliana Horatia
- Illustrator
- CALDECOTT, Randolph.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
- Keywords
- Wabi Sabi Terminal Blanks Wrapper Bound Byron George Herbert Randolph Caledecott Medal pony horse calvalry
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- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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....
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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