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The Happy Hypocrite; A Fairy Tale For Tired Men
by Beerbohm, Max
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. tan decorated wrappers housed in half brown morocco and very good brown cloth slipcase with raised bands and spine lettere
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan decorated wrappers housed in half brown morocco and very good brown cloth slipcase with raised bands and spine lettered in gilt. Slight loss at head of leather slipcase. Beerbohm, Max. 53 pages. 16.5 x 13 cm. Number One of the Bodley Booklets printed by Will Bradley at the Wayside Press in Springfield, Mass. BOMBACE A16. Front cover of the pictorial wrappers chipped at edges with some loss. Interior clean, housed in brown cloth chemise and slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21717
- Title
- The Happy Hypocrite; A Fairy Tale For Tired Men
- Author
- Beerbohm, Max
- Illustrator
- Beerbohm, Max
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Orig. tan decorated wrappers housed in half brown morocco and very good brown cloth slipcase with raised bands and spine lettere
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Book Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Works-on-Paper; Theatre;
Terms of Sale
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
All books returnable 10 days of invoice date with prior notification
About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Biblio member since 2008
ardsley, New York
About Royoung bookseller, Inc.
Member: Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America & International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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....
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