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Contemplations, Being Several Short Essays, Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Graphic Sayings Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard (Signed )
by Hubbard, Elbert; Heloise Hubbard, ed
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
East Aurora: Roycrofters, 1902. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. Folio. (10),120,(2)pp. Finely bound by the Roycrofters in half morocco. Spine in six compartments with raised bands, intricately gilt. Top edge gilt. Marbled paper boards and endpapers. Frontispiece portrait. Printed in red and black throughout. One of 100 signed numbered copies printed on Japan Vellum. Signed by Hubbard on the limitation page. Only a trace of wear at the corners and edges; a few spots on the upper board else a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17646
- Title
- Contemplations, Being Several Short Essays, Helpful Sermonettes, Epigrams and Graphic Sayings Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard (Signed )
- Author
- Hubbard, Elbert; Heloise Hubbard, ed
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Roycrofters
- Place of Publication
- East Aurora
- Date Published
- 1902
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- 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....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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