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One Hundred Facets of Winter and Spring seen by William J Ibbett (with a preface by Paul Beaujon)
by Ibbett, William J
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Shaftesbury: The High House Press, 1931. Book. Illus. by John Reginald Biggs. Fair. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Patterned paper-covered boards (pattern designed by Edward Bawden) wtih title in gilt on off-white spine. Condition: Fair to good, covers have general light shelfwear with some rubbing to cover corners, browning and sunning to paper-covered boards and some general light grubbiness to spine. Binding sound. Previous owners bookplate to front pastedown with another bookplate above. Some browning to endpapers. Internally, the pages are bright and clean, and unopened at the top edge.38pp. Wood engraved decorations by John Reginald Biggs. The preface is loosely inserted on a separate sheet, as intended. One of a limited edition of 100 copies, of which 90 were for sale, this being no.38..
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008199
- Title
- One Hundred Facets of Winter and Spring seen by William J Ibbett (with a preface by Paul Beaujon)
- Author
- Ibbett, William J
- Illustrator
- John Reginald Biggs
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The High House Press
- Place of Publication
- Shaftesbury
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- edward bawden, the high house press, private press, james masters
- Bookseller catalogs
- Typography; English Literature;
Terms of Sale
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Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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