Picture Show.
by SASSOON, Siegfried
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Privately printed,, 1919. First edition, first impression, one of 200 copies printed, and including the first appearance of the stirring Armistice poem "Everyone Sang" (p. 34); fittingly, it is the final poem of the volume. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books... Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). Octavo. Original brown boards, paper title label to front cover, blind-stamped border to covers, edges untrimmed. Binding firm, sunning to spine, slight rubbing to edges and wear to tips, contents fresh. A very good copy indeed. Keynes A19a; Reilly p. 285.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128216
- Title
- Picture Show.
- Author
- SASSOON, Siegfried
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Privately printed,
- Date Published
- 1919
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
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.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.