The Sunken Garden and Other Poems
by De La Mare, Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, 1917. First Edition. (Westminster, London: The Beaumont Press 1917). Quarter Grey Buckram over Patterned Paper-Covered Boards.. Limited and Numbered First Edition. The second book issued at the Beaumont Press of Cyril William Beaumont, the typography and binding arranged by him. The binding by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe. VG indeed the paper label at spine dulled and darkened and foxed. # 163 of 250 copies on handmade paper. NB: there were an additional 20 copies, numbered 1-20 on Japanese vellum and signed by the author. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490721936
- Title
- The Sunken Garden and Other Poems
- Author
- De La Mare, Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...