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The Book Of Beauty (era King Edward Vii) : A Collection Of Beautiful Portraits Folio
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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VINELAND, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Ny, Londona6 1/2 X 13 1/4" 14 Poinds.: Dodd Mead & Co/Hutchinson & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1904. First Paperback Edition. Cloth. B&W Illustrations; [Portraits] The Book of Beauty (Era King Edward VII) : A Collection of Beautiful Portraits with Literary, Artistic, and Musical Contributions by Men and Women of the Day. Dodd Mead & Co/Hutchinson & Co, New York/London, 1904. Special edition deluxe, #28/50. Signed by Hutchinson under limitation and dated 22nd December, 1904. Printed in blk, white and Green over yellow wash. Three quarter navy leather and blue binding with gilt title and decorations on the spine. Condition Good to very good. Binding worn. Boards partially detached. Page edges toned. Some minor areas of water spotting. Folio 16 1/4 x 13 1/4", 16 pounds. Each portrait signed in frame by subject. ; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39260
- Title
- The Book Of Beauty (era King Edward Vii) : A Collection Of Beautiful Portraits Folio
- Author
- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dodd Mead & Co/Hutchinson & Co
- Place of Publication
- Ny, Londona6 1/2 X 13 1/4" 14 Poinds.
- Date Published
- 1904
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