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The Magic Forest : A Story Told, Printed And Illustrated By Christopher And Lettice Sandford
by Sandford, Christopher & Lettice
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The sole UK printing published by The Chiswick Press, London in 1931. Number '93' of only 100 copies issued of a limited edition signed by both Christopher and Lettice Sandford to the limitation page. Printed on Chiswick Press water-marked paper. The BOOK is in Very Good+ condition with some mild fading to the board edges and the spine. The gilt titling and decoration remains bright. Free from inscriptions and erasures. Top edge gilt, others uncut. A hint of toning to the extreme uncut page edges. Lettice Sandford has provided two striking full page B/W illustrations including the title page and several small decorations in the text. Three page chapter 'The Typographer's Jottings' to the rear. Protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. The first book to be illustrated by Lettice Sandford. Very scarce with only one copy having appeared at auction in the last 20 years. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222322244889
- Title
- The Magic Forest : A Story Told, Printed And Illustrated By Christopher And Lettice Sandford
- Author
- Sandford, Christopher & Lettice
- Illustrator
- Sandford, Lettice
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sole UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Chiswick Press, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chiswick, Sandford
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Erasures
- Erasures indicates marks where someone has removed bits of text or content from a book. In Book Arts, erasures can also mean a...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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