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Through the Lich-Gate Biography of the Little Church Around The Corner
by Ross, Ishbel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. full vellum. Teg. Fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Farquhar Payson, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. full vellum. Teg. Fine. 164 pages. 33 x 25 cm. Grand Edition de luxe, copy 21 of 175, printed on Rives Paper. Sixteen illustrations in Dry Points by Ralph L. Boyer. Inscribed by The Rector, The Vestry, George Arliss, Otis Skinner and Grant Mitchell, and printed on Rives paper. A small, but famous church in the theatre district of New York City. Lovely copy, beveled edges, interior dentelles, silk moire endpapers, gilt front cover decoration, small nick spine/front cover cover at head.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2031
- Title
- Through the Lich-Gate Biography of the Little Church Around The Corner
- Author
- Ross, Ishbel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. full vellum. Teg. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- William Farquhar Payson
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Theatre
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture; American Art; Americana; New York;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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