The Lady of the Barge. [Third Edition]. IN SIGNED MUDIE BINDING
by JACOBS W.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Harper & Brothers,, 1903. 8vo., Third Edition, with frontispiece and 11 plates by Maurice Greiffenhagen, some mild spotting throughout; attractively bound in blue half calf BY MUDIE, blue cloth boards, back with five raised bands, second compartment with leather label ruled and lettered in gilt, third compartment lettered in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a floral spray, marbled edges, marbled endpapers, a very good, bright copy. the binding is signed on front free endpaper verso.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30700
- Title
- The Lady of the Barge. [Third Edition]. IN SIGNED MUDIE BINDING
- Author
- JACOBS W.W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers,
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, jacobs, ww jacobs, greiffenhagen, maurice greiffenhagen, mudie
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.