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UNCLE REMUS; With the Illustrations of A. B. Frost / A Limited Edition
by Harris, Joel Chandler
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1984. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature / a limited edition collection. Gilt-stamped leather. Very Fine. Bill Oakes. 8vo (8 3/8" x 5 7/8" x 7/8"), full green leather with gilt tooling to the spine and covers with all page edges protected by .22k gold foil, 2 raised bands, Illustrated with B&W chapter-headings by A.B. Frost; a fine volume in Franklin Library's "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature," green ribbon page-marker; green watered silk endpapers, 143, [144] pages. Weight: 1 lb. 3 oz. Very Fine leather-bound copy of an attractively illustrated edition of this classic about Southern critters that humorously outsmart others.<br /> <br /> A[rthur] B[urdett] Frost (1851 - 1928), was an American illustrator, graphic artist, painter and comics writer. He is best known for his illustrations of Brer Rabbit and other characters in the Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus books.<br /> <br /> EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: internally tight, clean, bright. Lacks publisher's pamphlet about Uncle Remus. No previous owner markings.
Synopsis
The dialect, lore, and flavor of black life in the nineteenth-century South is portrayed as it appeared to Georgia-born Joel Chandler Harris in Uncle Remus’s "Legends of the Old Plantation."
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9034
- Title
- UNCLE REMUS; With the Illustrations of A. B. Frost / A Limited Edition
- Author
- Harris, Joel Chandler
- Illustrator
- Bill Oakes
- Format/Binding
- Gilt-stamped leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature / a limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Dickens, John Leech, Michael Foreman, Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchet, London, England, illustrated, Christmas, 19th century, manuscript, photographs, engravings, gift
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
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).
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- Gilt
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