Quattrocentisteria How Sandro Botticelli Saw Simonetta in the Spring
by Hewlett, Maurice
- Used
- Condition
- Rippled paper edges toned, trace of bookplate removal front free endpaper, edgewear overall, a very good copy
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
The Grolier Club, 1921. Limited edition 300 copies printed by John Henry Nash of San Francisco for the Grolier Club as one in a series of six books done by eminent American printers. Rippled paper edges toned, trace of bookplate removal front free endpaper, edgewear overall, a very good copy. Tall quarto. Cloth spine, marbled paper-covered boards printed on Van Gelder paper with unicorn watermark, extra spine title label tipped in rear.
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- Bookseller
- The Hermitage Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217378
- Title
- Quattrocentisteria How Sandro Botticelli Saw Simonetta in the Spring
- Author
- Hewlett, Maurice
- Book Condition
- Used - Rippled paper edges toned, trace of bookplate removal front free endpaper, edgewear overall, a very good copy
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition 300 copies printed by John Henry Nash of San Fra
- Publisher
- The Grolier Club
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Press Book Grolier Club Limited Edition
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About the Seller
The Hermitage Bookshop
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Denver, Colorado
About The Hermitage Bookshop
The Hermitage Bookshop was established in 1973 and has been under one owner since its inception. We are a full service rare and used bookshop and our stock is limited to hardbacks in excellent condition. We have been a member of both the ABAA and ILAB since 1980.
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- Spine
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- Quarto
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- Tipped In
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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