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Joseph Jefferson Reminiscences of a Fellow Player -- Ornate Binding
by WILSON, Francis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman and Hall, Limited, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. Tall 8vo. Pp.(7); 354. Frontis. photo portrait of Jefferson. Illustrated with over thirty plates, mostly b&w photo reproductions. Index. Bound in three-quarter green-taupe morocco with gilt edging on covers; five raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and harlequin devices within compartments. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Corners a tad worn, with slight scuff to binding edges (see photo); bookplate of William Bartlett on front pastedown. Binding is signed "Ernst Hertzberg and Sons" on the rear dentelle. Bookplate of William H. Bartlett, whose commodity trading firm, Bartlett, Frazier & Co., Chicago, IL, did well in grain. His bookplate depicts the grand fireplace of the chief residence, Casa Grande, at his ranch on that property, Vermejo Park, in New Mexico. That house was built after Bartlett purchased 205,000 acres of Maxwelll Land Grant property, in 1902, including Vermejo Park. His library purportedly contained 10,000 volumes, which were bought and perhaps bound by his architect (and Frank Lloyd Wright's mentor) Joseph Silsbee.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 358
- Title
- Joseph Jefferson Reminiscences of a Fellow Player -- Ornate Binding
- Author
- WILSON, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
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