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QUEEN ELIZABETH
by Anthony, Katharine
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. 1st Edition. Leather. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Near FIne copy. 8vo., 263, ix pp., illustrated. Bound in a fine binding of half polished leather and red cloth over boards. Spine titled and decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. Marbled end papers. Flaps and panels from the dust jacket are laid in. Near Fine in a custom, fine binding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011544
- Title
- QUEEN ELIZABETH
- Author
- Anthony, Katharine
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- biography, leather,
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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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