THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
by RUSKIN, John; illustrated by RACKHAM, Arthur:
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1932. First Rackham illustrated trade edition, first printing. First Rackham illustrated trade edition, first printing. Original illustrated card cover, in dustwrapper. Pictorial endpapers. With four full-page colour plates and various black and white or red illustrations and vignettes by Arthur Rackham throughout the text. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the card cover lightly rubbed and creased with a few very tiny closed tears to the edges. The contents, with some very light spotting to the text block edges and a small crossed out name to the front free endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and creased original dustwrapper which has toning and a tiny stain to the spine, a short closed tear to the top of the front spine fold, and a small pen inscription to the top of the front flap. Not price clipped (5/- net to the front flap). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21597
- Title
- THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
- Author
- RUSKIN, John; illustrated by RACKHAM, Arthur:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Rackham illustrated trade edition, first printing
- Publisher
- London: George G. Harrap and Company. 1932
Terms of Sale
Lucius Books
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...