MOROCCO: Painted by A. S. Forrest
by Bensusan, S. L
- Used
- Condition
- About fine with minor rubbing to the covers
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. Edition de Luxe limited to 250 copies, this the "Printer's Copy. About fine with minor rubbing to the covers. Edition de Luxe limited to 250 copies, this the "Printer's Copy" Quarto. xv(i), 231p. Illustrated with 74 color plates after paintings by A. S. Forrest. In the publisher's binding of ivory cloth over beveled boards, the spine and upper cover with gilt titles and vibrant design in red, blue, green and gold in an overall Persian design, t.e.g. Inman. No. 248.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23746
- Title
- MOROCCO: Painted by A. S. Forrest
- Author
- Bensusan, S. L
- Book Condition
- Used - About fine with minor rubbing to the covers
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition de Luxe limited to 250 copies, this the "Printer's Copy
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Bookseller catalogs
- ILLUSTRATED;
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- Fine
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and 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...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.