Rip Van Winkle
by [Irving, Washington]; [Jefferson, Joseph]; [Bell, Cora Hamilton]
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York / Cambridge: Dodd, Mead and Company / University Press: John Wilson and Son, 1899. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket.
Olive-green green cloth, titling in gilt and elaborate gilt floral borders around a blue and lavender nature scene on front board, a theatrical gilt mask on the spine. Black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Jefferson, photographic plates from stage play, etc., and drawings mainly by Richard Creifelds throughout.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Reprint edition, first with this decorated cloth cover. A handsome collectible book. . Background Information:
Joseph Jefferson was a popular American actor and comedian, though his adaptation of the story of Rip Van Winkle and his role in the stage play are his most notable achievements. He reprised the role of the lead character in several silent films.
Olive-green green cloth, titling in gilt and elaborate gilt floral borders around a blue and lavender nature scene on front board, a theatrical gilt mask on the spine. Black-and-white frontispiece portrait of Jefferson, photographic plates from stage play, etc., and drawings mainly by Richard Creifelds throughout.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Reprint edition, first with this decorated cloth cover. A handsome collectible book. . Background Information:
Joseph Jefferson was a popular American actor and comedian, though his adaptation of the story of Rip Van Winkle and his role in the stage play are his most notable achievements. He reprised the role of the lead character in several silent films.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17780
- Title
- Rip Van Winkle
- Author
- [Irving, Washington]; [Jefferson, Joseph]; [Bell, Cora Hamilton]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company / University Press: John Wilson and Son
- Place of Publication
- New York / Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1899
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...