WHISTLER AS I KNEW HIM
by Mortimer Menpes
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: MacMillan, 1904. limited edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 8 x 11 in. 153 pp. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Lavishly illustrated with sepia and color plates, each with tissue guard. Quarter crimson morocoo with red cloth boards. Spine has raised bands and gilt titles, gilt upper text block edge. Handmade paper endpapers. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; leather supple with no joint cracks, covers have a few minor marks, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Text spotless. Heavy book, will require additional postage for Priority or International shipments. Art. RGR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46923
- Title
- WHISTLER AS I KNEW HIM
- Author
- Mortimer Menpes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- limited edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1904
Terms of Sale
Andre Strong Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
Blue Hill, Maine
About Andre Strong Bookseller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.