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Five Types. A Book of Essays
by Chesterton, G. K
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- Fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Arthur Humphreys, 1910. 30 copies of this edition have been printed on Japanese Vellum and bound in Levant morocco [signed] by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London, of which this is No. 1. Fine. 12mo., pp. 69 [1], red plush end papers, a.e.g., Signed by George Sutcliffe on the limitation page. Elaborate gilt tooled decorated binding. Essay headings have paste on illustrations.-- Slipcase probably some faded and has some light rubbing to the extremities. Otherwise an absolutely gorgeous example (without any imperfections) of an early Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding. "Sangorski & Sutcliffe is a firm of bookbinders established in London in 1901. It is considered to be one of the most important bookbinding companies of the 20th century, famous for its luxurious jeweled bindings that used real gold and precious stones in their book covers".-wiki.
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- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10329
- Title
- Five Types. A Book of Essays
- Author
- Chesterton, G. K
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 30 copies of this edition have been printed on Japanese Vellum a
- Publisher
- Arthur Humphreys
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Vintage Books, Literature, Essays, G. K. Chesterton, Fine Press Books, Fine bindings, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, Leather bindings, Full Leather,
Terms of Sale
Lonesome Water Books
We accept: Most Credit Cards, Paypal. Payment in U.S. Currency Only. If you would like to order direct call 541-719-8216. 11am-5pm Pacific Time. Returnable for any reason within 14 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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