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The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, With Some Recollections by the Artist
by Gibbings, Robert; Empson, Patience [editor]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo (imperial). Full black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, gilt device to front. In custom plastic cover with title printed on front in red lettering. Top edge green. xliv, 355 pp. Fully illustrated in B&W, plus coloured woodcut frontis. Some yellowing to plastic cover, worse at spine, and some chips to spine ends and corners. Bookseller sticker to foot of front pastedown, former ownership stamp to head of ffep. Otherwise a near fine copy of the engravings of Irish wood engraver and sculptor Robert Gibbings.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004523
- Title
- The Wood Engravings of Robert Gibbings, With Some Recollections by the Artist
- Author
- Gibbings, Robert; Empson, Patience [editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Robert Gibbings, Wood Engravings, Art, Illustrated Books, Society of Wood Engravers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
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Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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