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Tales Of A Traveller (Two Volumes, Buckthorn Edition))
by Irving, Washington; Plates By Frederick Dielman, Arthur Rackham, W. J. Wilson, F. S. Church, Allan Barraud, , And From Old Photographs And Engravings; Elaborate Borders To All Pages; Covers By George Wharton Edwards
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine DJ
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ. 316, 312 Pp. Two Volumes. White Cloth, Finely Embossed In Black, Green, And Gilt, Signed "Gwe" (George Wharton Edwards). Slate Black Endpapers. Elaborate Decorations At All Edges Of All Pages. Plates By Arthur Rackham And Others, All With Fine Tissue Guards With Printed Descriptive Text. Red Oilcloth Dj Lettered In Gilt (Volume I Only, No Dj On Volume Ii). Clean, No Fading Or Wear Or Foxing, Hint Of Toning To Spine Of Volume Ii, All Gilt Brilliant. Slight Fading To Cloth On Spine Of Dj. Title Page To Volume I Beginning To Separate Along Bottom Of Spine Edge, Possibly A Production Flaw. Altogether, Unusually Well Preserved, Gift Quality.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032294
- Title
- Tales Of A Traveller (Two Volumes, Buckthorn Edition))
- Author
- Irving, Washington; Plates By Frederick Dielman, Arthur Rackham, W. J. Wilson, F. S. Church, Allan Barraud, , And From Old Photographs And Engravings; Elaborate Borders To All Pages; Covers By George Wharton Edwards
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature: Nineteenth Century;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
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