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The Life of James McNeil Whistler
by Elizabeth, Joseph Pennell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Heinemann, London, 1908. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. PENNELL, ELIZABETH and JOSEPH. The Life of James McNeil Whistler, London: William Heinemann, 1908. Large quartos, No. 8 of a large-paper edition limited to 150, pp. xxvi, 316; xiv, 327, gray boards three-quarter-bound in mustard morocco, illustrated with gravures and halftones, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed, signed on the limitation page by Heinemann. Condition of these books: Boards worn at extremities, spines sunned with some discoloration. V2 has a damp stain on the back cover. Overall very good. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Quarto. 2-volume set (complete). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53432. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Rarities etc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53432
- Title
- The Life of James McNeil Whistler
- Author
- Elizabeth, Joseph Pennell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Half Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. Elizabeth, Joseph Pennell The Life of James McNeil Whistler
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Warwick, New York
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Quarto
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