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Pablo De Segovia - The Spanish Sharper
by Quevedo-Villegas, Francisco De
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T Fisher Unwin, 1892. Book. Illus. by Daniel Vierge. Fair. Cloth. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. The full title of the book reads thus: "Pablo de Segovia - The Spanish Sharper translated from the original of Francisco de Quevedo-Villegas, illustrated with one hundred and ten drawings by Daniel Vierge together with comments on them by Joseph Pennell and an essay on the life and writings of Quevedo by Henry Edward Watts". Blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Condition: Fair to good, covers are quite shelfworn, more so to head and tail of spine and cover corners. Sunning to spine and cover edges. Watersplashmark to rear cover, not affecting the book internally in any way. Browning to endpapers. Title page, frontispiece and tissue guard all quite browned and foxed. Text throughout is generally lightly foxed, heavier in places. 239pp. A heavy book, will require extra shipping charges if to be sent outside UK. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005096
- Title
- Pablo De Segovia - The Spanish Sharper
- Author
- Quevedo-Villegas, Francisco De
- Illustrator
- Daniel Vierge
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T Fisher Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1892
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- daniel vierge
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art History;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Biblio member since 2019
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
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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