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A Quair of Sonnets and Ballads - Written and Etched By John Pride by PRIDE JOHN - 1928

by PRIDE JOHN

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A Quair of Sonnets and Ballads - Written and Etched By John Pride

by PRIDE JOHN

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  • Hardcover
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Liverpool: Self Published, 1928. Book. Illus. by John Pride. Very Good. Leather Bound. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to. Unpaginated. Inscription "The sixty-second copy Hand-pulled John Pride" is on a blank page. Brown leather with gilt decororation on the front has light wear on the edges and rubbing on the spine. Browning to page edges. Tape stain on first page. Inscription signed by the author on a a blank page. Owners details inside front cover. Included with the book is a newspaper clipping dated June 24, 1932 telling of how a copy of this book was given to the Duke of York.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores AU (AU)
  • Illustrator John Pride
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Self Published
  • Place of Publication Liverpool
  • Date Published 1928
  • Keywords POETRY SONNETS BALLADS
  • Size 4to

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A Quair of Sonnets and Ballads
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A Quair of Sonnets and Ballads

by John Pride

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
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Used - Fair Condition
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First Edition
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Hardcover
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Liverpool: John Pride, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Fair Condition. Inscribed by Author. 24cm x 18.5cm. [30] plates. Full brown leather, gilt lettering and decoration. Written and etched by artist and engraver John Foster Disney Pride (1877-1941). One half of 'Pride and Dowling' Engravers and Brass Plate Makers, John withdrew from the partnership to study at The Liverpool School of Art. He exhibited oil and watercolours, and was commissioned to sketch old buildings in Liverpool, prior to their demolition. This copy includes a 1932 Evening Express article laid in, which states that John Pride approached the Lord Mayor requesting the Duke of York should accept his book. His Lordship was delighted with the gift. A nice association copy inscribed to the artist's cousin, and signed "The sixty-second copy hand pulled. John Pride." Spine and board edges rubbed, joints cracking, upper board almost detatched. Minor foxing. Tape residue from newspaper clipping to front… Read More
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