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The Pecorone of Ser Giovanni
by Waters, W.G. (translator)
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles, 1898. Limited Edition. Octavo. In three volumes limited to only 100 copies, this is copy #3, and is the first translation into English, illustrated with 12 hand-colored plates by E.R. Hughes, printed on Japanese vellum, bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers, spine stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, spine ends chipped, short split to leather on upper joint of vol. I but not cracked through binding. The color plates are quite striking. A collection of Shakespearian romance novels.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015469
- Title
- The Pecorone of Ser Giovanni
- Author
- Waters, W.G. (translator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Hand Colored Plates Limited Edition English Translation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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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