The Observer 1791 - 1921 : A Short Record of One Hundred and Thirty Years
by Anonymous
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Observer, 1921. First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Large. Pegram, Fred. Unpaginated but complete. 1921. First edition published by the Observer. Quarter cloth and paper covered boards. Also included is a period (circa 1920) facsimile of the first ever Observer broad sheet of Sunday, December 4, 1791 (now folded). Ink former owner's name and date to the front endpaper. A unique copy - signed in ink by all three of the editors (?) below a frontispiece illustration of the Editorial Room. J.L.Gavin, R.M. Barrington-Ward and Robert Bell have all signed it in neat black ink. Some scattered foxing. Rubbing to cloth at the head and tail of the spine with some light fraying. Several corners are bumped and rubbed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228621
- Title
- The Observer 1791 - 1921 : A Short Record of One Hundred and Thirty Years
- Author
- Anonymous
- Illustrator
- Pegram, Fred
- Format/Binding
- Quarter Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Observer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Trumpington Fine Books Limited
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Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.