Absurdities. A Book of Collected Drawings
by ROBINSON, Heath
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co., [1934].. Limited edition, no. 16 of 250 copies signed by Robinson, 4to, 95, (1) pp. Black and white illustrations, later bookplate to fly leaf. Original gilt titled blue half morocco, spine slightly sunned with minor wear to the foot, some foxing and sunning to the cloth sides. A splendid collection of large cartoons with the usual dazzling array of detailed jokes and odd contraptions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42570
- Title
- Absurdities. A Book of Collected Drawings
- Author
- ROBINSON, Heath
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hutchinson & Co.
- Date Published
- [1934].
- Keywords
- Art
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Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
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Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....