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The Sleeping Beauty.
by RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); EVANS, C. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann,, 1920. First trade edition, first impression, attractively bound by Bayntun. A contemporary review noted that Rackham had been given "plenty of scope for imagination, and quaint and graceful are his silhouette figures... No one would attempt criticism. There are plenty of rats and plenty of sketches". Octavo (241 x 180 mm). Bound by Bayntun in blue morocco, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands, covers decorated in gilt, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. Silhouette frontispiece and illustrated title page printed in green, pink, and black, tipped-in colour plate within illustrated frame, three double-page illustrations printed in green, pink, and black, silhouette illustrations throughout the text. Some light marks to covers, occasional minor foxing; a very good and attractive copy. Riall, p. 141; The English Review, December 1919, p. 582.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161584
- Title
- The Sleeping Beauty.
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); EVANS, C. S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: William Heinemann,
- Date Published
- 1920
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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