Notes on a Cellar-Book (Signed)
by George Saintsbury
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Catawissa, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1921. De-luxe edition consisting of 500 copies signed by the author. Good copy. In tan paper covered boards with facsimile signature of author in gilt on front cover and marroon cloth spine with lettering in gilt. Uncut edges. Square and intact binding. Clean and unmarked endpapers and text pages. Sunned spine. Water stains on front cover. Through corners. Comes with very good 1978 reprint with very good jacket in mylar covering. Photos upon request. . Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-334) and index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quaker House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004595
- Title
- Notes on a Cellar-Book (Signed)
- Author
- George Saintsbury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Wine
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wine;
Terms of Sale
Quaker House Books
Items must be returned within ten days of sale for a full refund if not satisfied.
About the Seller
Quaker House Books
Biblio member since 2006
Catawissa, Pennsylvania
About Quaker House Books
My book holdings are eclectic in nature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...