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The Phil May Folio of Caricature Drawings and Sketches in Line Block, Half-Tone and Photogravure. With a Biography.
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Thacker & Co. , 1904. Limited First Edition. Vellum spine. Buckram boards. . Near Fine. No. 229 of 250 limitation, signed by author. Folio, 44 by 28 cm. xv, [5], 245, [2] pp. (Other than frontis and roman numeral numbered biography, printing only on rectos, and blank versos unnumbered.) Ex-library, with call number neatly inked on lower spine and bookplate of library on FEP. Otherwise, a clean, bright copy, and we would say overall, ex-lib light.
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Details
- Seller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001917
- Title
- The Phil May Folio of Caricature Drawings and Sketches in Line Block, Half-Tone and Photogravure. With a Biography.
- Format/Binding
- Vellum spine. Buckram boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- W. Thacker & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Biblio member since 2010
New York, New York
About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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