London: G. Bell and Sons, 1930. Full-Leather. Collectible; Fine. #61 OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY ERNEST SHEPARD on the limitation page. A beautiful copy to boot of the 1930 1st thus. Bound by Asprey & Co. of London in a sumptuous full red leather. Decorative raised bands, gilt-tooled compartments and gilt-rule to the panels. Bright and Fine, all edges gilt. Thick octavo, 609 pgs., marbled endpapers. Signed by Illustrator.

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Bookseller: Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5236
Title: Everybody's Boswell
Author: -
Format/Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Collectible; Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. Bell and Sons
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1930
Keywords: Rare Ernest Shepard, signed Ernest Shepard
Bookseller catalogs: Bindings; Illustrated;

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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...
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...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
1st Thus: This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...