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King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World
by CAINE, G. Ralph Hall (Edited by). Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac et al
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York. Hearst's International Library Company. 1914. Hardcover. 4to. 27.5cm, first American edition, 188p., frontis portrait (King Albert) and 15 colour plates primarily tipped in, 9 black & white plates, 11 musical pianoforte scores, index of contributors, original light blue cloth, blind stamped border decorations, white stamped titles on the spine and upper cover, a very good to fine sound clean copy (Il). ~ Contributors, with facsimile signatures, include Prime Minister Asquith, Baden Powell, Canadian Prime Minister Robert Borden, Winston Churchill, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Saint Saens, Chesterton, Fridjof Nansen, and many more. Artists represented include Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Neilsen, Joseph Pennell, Walter Crane and numerous others. Music compositions by Edward Elgar, Debussy, Edward German, Villiers Stanford.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31958
- Title
- King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women Throughout the World
- Author
- CAINE, G. Ralph Hall (Edited by). Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac et al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York. Hearst's International Library Company. 1914
- Keywords
- WORLD WAR ONE CHRISTMAS GIFT BOOK BELGIAN RELIEF FUND CHURCHILL HARDY KIPLING CHESTERTON NANSEN RACKHAM DULAC CRANE ELGAR DEBUSSY
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Facsimile
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- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cloth
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