Kate Greenaway: Deluxe Limited Edition, 1 of 500 with Original Sketch
by M.H. Spielmann
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Adam and Charles Black, 1905-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Limited Edition. (#256/500) Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9Ãâþ - 12" tall. Kate Greenaway. Signed by John Greenaway. 1st Printing 1 Copyright date 1905, Kate Greenaway, Signed De Luxe Edition, by M. H. Spielman and G. S. Layard, 1905. Published by Adam and Charles Black, London. Includes an original pencil sketch by Greenaway two little girls holding a festooned stick and dancing. signed below by John Greenaway. Top edge gilt. Contemporary ownership ink to half title and very small ink spot front board. Tight hinges but paper cracked. Now in custom made cloth lined clam shell box. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Griffin Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95515
- Title
- Kate Greenaway: Deluxe Limited Edition, 1 of 500 with Original Sketch
- Author
- M.H. Spielmann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Date Published
- 1905-01-01
- Weight
- 5.50 lbs
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About the Seller
Griffin Books
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Stamford, Connecticut
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...