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Modern War Paintings & The Great War, Fourth Year : Both Titles Signed By C.R.W. Nevinson
by Nevinson, C.R.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good++/Very Good
- Seller
-
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
A 2 volumes set. Both titles are the First UK printings published by Grant Richards in 1917 and 1918. First title : 'Modern War Paintings' - The BOOKS is in Very Good++ condition. Colour lithographic frontispiece and numerous monochrome plates. The book is in its original cloth backed boards with intact printed paper labels to the front board and spine. Some toning to the board edges and page edges with some offsetting to the front blank endpaper. No inscriptions or bookplates. The very scarce original printed WRAPPER is present and is in Very Good condition. The wrapper is notoriously fragile being a little chipped and with some edge-wear. Some tape repairs to the folds and edges on the verso which do not show through to the front. Second title : 'The Great war, Fourth Year' - The BOOK is in Very Good+ condition. Colour lithographic frontispiece and numerous monochrome plates. The book is in its original cloth backed boards with printed paper labels to the front board and spine (the spine label is chipped to the edges). Some toning to the board edges and page edges with some offsetting to the front blank endpaper. No inscriptions or bookplates. The very scarce original printed WRAPPER is present and is in Very Good condition. The wrapper is notoriously fragile being a little chipped and with some edge-wear. Some professional Japanese tissue repairs to the folds and edges on the verso which do not show through to the front. Both wrappers are protected in removable Brodart archival covers. Both titles are Signed by the artist in pencil under the frontispiece of each volume. 'The Great War' title also bears the pencilled ownership name of 'C.L. Underwood' to the front end paper and is dated '2.3.35'. This is the signature of Claude Leon Underwood who was more commonly known as the artist 'Leon Underwood'. Two classic WW1 titles which are extremely scarce with such attributes. Housed within a custom solander slipcase with ties. 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 #
- 111111111138
- Title
- Modern War Paintings & The Great War, Fourth Year : Both Titles Signed By C.R.W. Nevinson
- Author
- Nevinson, C.R.W
- Illustrator
- Nevinson, C.R.W.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good++
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Editions
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1917-18
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nevinson, Underwood, WW1
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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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- Edges
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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