Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.
by RACKHAM, Arthur
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann,, 1971. Finely bound reissue of this 1913 work, of which one contemporary reviewer noted that if Rackham's "present series of drawings illustrating Mother Goose had come before the public unheralded by the many successes he has already achieved, he would again have aroused the wonder and delight that we experienced when we first made his acquaintance" (Westminster Gazette, 28 Oct. 1913). Octavo (201 x 150 mm). Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in tan half morocco, raised bands, titles and decorations to compartments gilt, marbled sides, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. Colour frontispiece and 11 plates, line drawings throughout by Arthur Rackham. Bookseller's stamp on front pastedown. A fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140365
- Title
- Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: William Heinemann,
- Date Published
- 1971
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...