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A Wonder Book.
by RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, , [1922]. Original gilt decorative binding Signed limited edition, number 538 of 600 copies signed by the artist. A review of this work in The English Review noted that "the charm of [Rackham's] work... holds, and the result is a quite delightful presentation book, perhaps too good for the tender mercies of the nursery". Quarto. Original cream buckram, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered and with vignette in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispiece and 15 colour plates, 8 three-colour full-page illustrations, illustrations in the text, all by Arthur Rackham. Light consistent toning to cloth, occasional splitting at gutter between gatherings, first gathering becoming loose, minor foxing to free endpapers; a very good and attractive copy with uncreased plates. The English Review, December 1922, p. 573; Latimore & Haskell, p. 55; Riall, p. 146.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 158964
- Title
- A Wonder Book.
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd,
- Date Published
- [1922]
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
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