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THE KINGDOM OF THE PEARL
by Rosenthal, Léonard; Dulac, Edmund [Illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd, [1925]. Limited edition #88/675. Hardcover. Quarto, 150 page. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's quarter white cloth over gray paper boards with gilt titling to spine. Front board stamped in silver with a design of stylized waves and sea shells with white paper label bearing gray titling. Bumping to head and tail of spine and to corners. Bound with grey pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Ten color plates tipped in with printed tissue guards, includes frontispiece, in excellent condition. Mild foxing throughout. "Of this edition 675 copies have been printed for sale in the British Empire, of which this is no. 88." DC Consignment. Shelved in Case 14. 1262171. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1262171
- Title
- THE KINGDOM OF THE PEARL
- Author
- Rosenthal, Léonard; Dulac, Edmund [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition #88/675
- Publisher
- Nisbet & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1925]
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About the Seller
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- 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
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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