The Second Book of the Authors Club, Liber Scriptorum
by The Authors Club, eds. Johnson, Rossiter, Bridge, James Howard, and Scollard, Clinton
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Authors Club, 1921. 13 ½ x 9 inches. Limited edition of 251 copies, decorative head and tail pieces, titled in red-and-black inks, preface by the editors; bound in full gilt decorated blindstamped brown morocco, gilt dentelles, top edge gilt, edgewear and rubbing at covers and spine. 129 literary pieces with 126 signed by the authors as issued. 3 pieces were not signed due to illness. Authors include Henry Augustin Beers, Richard Edwin Day, William Henry Pickering, Albert Shaw, and others. Scarce anthology, handsomely presented with tipped-in errata slip. Near Fine
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- Bookseller
- Coconut Rose Rare Books and Manuscripts
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5983287
- Title
- The Second Book of the Authors Club, Liber Scriptorum
- Author
- The Authors Club, eds. Johnson, Rossiter, Bridge, James Howard, and Scollard, Clinton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Authors Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ABAA-VBF
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
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