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Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists. In Two Volumes, Books I and II, Volume X and XI of Little Journeys
by Hubbard, Elbert
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
East Aurora, New York: The Roycrofters, 1902. Externally fair, internally very good. First edition, 1902, part of the edition of 940 copies hand illumined (brightly hand colored initials and other embellishments). complete set of the monographs in this Little Journeys series, printed on Roycroft paper, and bound into two volumes (Book I and II of the Artists, Volume X and XI of Little Journeys). Green suede yapped bindings with spine and front cover labels, 7.5 inches tall. The suede is badly unevenly faded with wear to the spine ends and spine labels, inch long chip to lower spine of book I, front hinge of book I lightly internally cracked but secure, but internally much better with firm text blocks, very clean pages, no names or other markings. The set ncludes profiles of: Raphael; Leonardo da Vinci; Botticelli; Thorwaldsen; Gainsborough; Velasquez; Corot; Coreggio; Bellini; Cellini; Abbey; and Whistler.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038083
- Title
- Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists. In Two Volumes, Books I and II, Volume X and XI of Little Journeys
- Author
- Hubbard, Elbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Roycrofters
- Place of Publication
- East Aurora, New York
- Date Published
- 1902
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ROYCROFT ARTS & CRAFTS ELBERT HUBBARD LITTLE JOURNEYS BIOGRAPHY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arts - Fine, Decorative, Antiques, Performing Arts; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
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East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
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- Cracked
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- New
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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