THE ROSE AND THE RING.
by THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York The Limited Editions Club 1942. Green cloth, vignette on front cover. Designed by George Mason for Christmas 1942. Illustrations redrawn by Fritz Kredel, from the first edition of 1854. #700/1500 copies. Text composed at the press of A. Colish. The full-page illustrations were hand-colored, under the supervision of Mr. Kredel, at the studio of Charlize Brakely. In lightly sunned chemise and rather shabby, but intact slipcase.(See Newman and Wiche #142). Limited..
Synopsis
The Rose and the Ring is one of those special literary treats which happen when a writer for adults turns his attention to the world of children. It's a classic fairy tale, told with Thackeray's customary insight into characters, an excellent story for reading aloud to children.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002132
- Title
- THE ROSE AND THE RING.
- Author
- THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York The Limited Editions Club 1942.
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE LIMITED EDITIONS SIGNED COLOR PLATES HAND-COLORED
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About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
Glossary
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- Cloth
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- Vignette
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- Sunned
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- First Edition
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