Doctor Faust
by OWENS, Harry J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Caxton Club, 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. VG+. KREDEL, Fritz. Limited Edition of 350. 16.2 x 26 cm cream linen backed blue paper covered boards with a pitchfork vignette to the front and titles to the spine. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. Unpaginated with text in black and red and illustrated with woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. There is some toning to the spine and a little rubbing to the edges and boards most evidently at the corners. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate and just the occasional spotting, mainly to the prelims and uncut edges. All in all a very good plus copy with some lovely woodcut illustrations. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202168
- Title
- Doctor Faust
- Author
- OWENS, Harry J
- Illustrator
- KREDEL, Fritz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Caxton Club
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- Limited Edition|Illustrated|Wood Cuts
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...