The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner : Only 100 Copies Issued
by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor & Le Cain, Errol (Illus)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The sole UK Printing published by The Arcadia Press, London in 1972. Number '17' of only 100 copies issued (There was also an additional 10 deluxe copies bound in full vellum with a separate portfolio of plates signed by the illustrator). The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The book is entirely hand manufactured. Hand bound by Zaehnsdorf Ltd. in quarter vellum and handmade seaweed paper to the boards. Some light bumping to the front vellum corner tips. Gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Green endpapers. Housed in the publisher's Slipcase which has one minor bump to the bottom corner. The book itself is very clean and bright, with no marks to the endpapers or pages. The limitation page is numbered and signed by the calligrapher David Howells, the paper-maker Philip Rowson and the illustrator Errol Le Cain. Illustrated with 10 full-page striking mounted colour plates by Errol Le Cain. The publisher's Prospectus is loosely inserted and is in Fine condition. A sumptuous production from The Arcadia Press and highly collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222322244911
- Title
- The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner : Only 100 Copies Issued
- Author
- Coleridge, Samuel Taylor & Le Cain, Errol (Illus)
- Illustrator
- Le Cain, Errol
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sole UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Arcadia Press, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1972
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arcadia, Coleridge, Le Cain, Mariner
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- 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...
- 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. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
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