The Bookman, Christmas Number 1917
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good; Covers scuffed and soiled, some light penciled marginalia throughout. Lacks insert portfolio of plates by Eleanor F. Birk
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton. Good; Covers scuffed and soiled, some light penciled marginalia . throughout. Lacks insert portfolio of plates by Eleanor F. Birkdale.. 1917. Softcover. Color printed tan card covers with photo reproduction of Rupert Brooke portrait affixed to front cover. Volume LIII, No. 315, December 1917. Monthly publication showcasing the publishers books and including many sample tipped-in illustrations. This issue features many photograph portrait reproductions of World War I soldiers, including another copy of the Rupert Brooke portrait and one of Dixon Scott by Alvin Langdon Coburn, of Edward Thomas by E. O. Hoppe, as well as other illustrations by Arthur Rackham, H. M. Brock, Muirhead Bone, John S. Sargent, and others. Articles about Palestine, Russia, motoring, soldier-poets who died in the Great War, the French novel, and Mexico. Many literary advertisements. Illustrated supplemental sections on Art, Poetry, and Belles Lettres; Childrens Books; History, Biography, and Travel; and Fiction and General Literature. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38405
- Title
- The Bookman, Christmas Number 1917
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good; Covers scuffed and soiled, some light penciled marginalia throughout. Lacks insert portfolio of plates by Eleanor F. Birk
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
- Keywords
- World War I Poetry, 1910s Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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,...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.