SENTIMENTAL TOMMY; The Story of His Boyhood / By J. M. Barrie / Illustrated by William Hatherell
by Barrie, J. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1896. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Very Good +. William Hatterell. 8vo, decorative tan buckram with gilt spine lettering and decorative panel of gilt butterflies on green plants + gilt-blindstamping on front cover, illustrated with B&W frontispiece with tissue guard & 10 B&W plates by William Hatherell, 478 pages. Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (1860 - 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.<br /> . <br /> William Hatherell (1855, in Bristol - 7 December 1928, in London) was a British painter and illustrator who worked in genres including history painting, Arthurian legend, and the sentimental.<br /> <br /> <br /> Condition: A solid copy with clean and unfoxed illustrations; uniform age-toning to paper; light wear and bright decoration to front cover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9016
- Title
- SENTIMENTAL TOMMY; The Story of His Boyhood / By J. M. Barrie / Illustrated by William Hatherell
- Author
- Barrie, J. M
- Illustrator
- William Hatterell
- Format/Binding
- Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus Illustrated
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- illustrated, New York, theater, J. M. Barrie, Wendy, childhood, boy, British,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...