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Venetian Life, in Two Volumes (Large Paper Autograph Edition)
by Howells, William Dean; Illustrations by Edmund H. Garrett
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1907. #287 of 550 copies printed at The Riverside Press, Cambridge. The Large Paper Autograph Edition, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PUBLISHER AND ILLUSTRATOR, the author at the end of "The Author to the Reader", p. xviii, the publisher at the copyright page, and the illustrator under the frontispiece. In original cream and gold floral patterned paper covered boards, white cloth spine with printed paper labels, designed by Bruce Rogers. BAL 9784. A Near Fine set, the spines uniformly toned, pages uncut, an exceptionally clean, fresh set. Both volumes front paste down the lovely period bookplate of Beatrice Fernald Rogers. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR, PUBLISHER AND ILLUSTRATOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth Over Patterned Paper Boa. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo. Limited Edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007618
- Title
- Venetian Life, in Two Volumes (Large Paper Autograph Edition)
- Author
- Howells, William Dean; Illustrations by Edmund H. Garrett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- Tall 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fine Bindings;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Online bookseller specializing in rare and collectible books in all fields. Books bought and sold from single item to entire collection.
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