The Labouring Life.
by WILLIAMSON, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Jonathan Cape, London., 1932. First edition. Octavo. 491 pages. Frontispiece photograph of the author fishing; endpaper map by the author. Vellum-backed gilt decorated brown cloth. Top edge gilt.One of 122 numbered copies signed by the author. Spine a little bruised at tail. Very good indeed. The paper flaps of the original acetate wrapper are present.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WILLIAMS001091
- Title
- The Labouring Life.
- Author
- WILLIAMSON, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape, London.
- Date Published
- 1932
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
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LONDON
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- 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...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...