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ROCKWELL KENT: The Art of the Bookplate
by Roberts, Don
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0965881121
- ISBN 13
- 9780965881128
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco: Fair Oaks Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The more than 160 bookplates that Rockwell Kent designed over the span of a half century are a hidden facet of his graphic-arts career. Destined to disappear between the covers of books, each tiny work represents the passion for books he shared with his client." 173 illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page. Tall octavo. Original red cloth binding, with gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66724
- Title
- ROCKWELL KENT: The Art of the Bookplate
- Author
- Roberts, Don
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0965881121
- ISBN 13
- 9780965881128
- Publisher
- Fair Oaks Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Graphic Art, Books on Books, Bookplates, Rockwell Kent, Woodcuts, Wood Engraving
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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