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THE CROCK OF GOLD.
by STEPHENS. JAMES. --- Mackenzie. Thomas. Illustrates
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1926. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo. (9.4 x 6.5 inches). Twelve full colour plates and 31 mono wood block illustrations as head and tail pieces. Finely bound in a beautiful full tan Morocco binding by Bayntun (Riviere) of Bath. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt decorations. The compartments are lettered, decorated and ruled in gilt. Gilt illustration of a Leprechaun stood next to his crock of gold to the upper board. Both boards with double gilt ruled borders. Marbled endpapers, gilt inner dentelles. Top edge gilt. A fine copy housed in a velvet lined plain clam shell box with blue cloth covering. A fine leather bound copy of this wonderfully illustrated edition.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10107
- Title
- THE CROCK OF GOLD.
- Author
- STEPHENS. JAMES. --- Mackenzie. Thomas. Illustrates
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited. London. 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Children's and Illustrated books;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
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