SELECTED POEMS. With translations by Geoffrey Wagner and an introduction by Enid Starkie
by BAUDELAIRE. CHARLES
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Falcon Press. London. 1946. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (8.5 x 6.3 inches). Illustrated with six full page plates: mono photo portrait frontis, 2 drawings by Gregorio Prieto and 3 plates by Baudelaire, including 2 self portraits. Illustrated endpapers, with line drawings by Prieto, bound in at front and rear. Finely bound, for Truslove & Hanson of London, in mid twentieth century leather binding of half plum calf. Spine with two raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments gilt ruled. Beige morocco label, ruled and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Some very minor rubbing to the extremities but overall a near fine, atractively bound copy.
Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8762
- Title
- SELECTED POEMS. With translations by Geoffrey Wagner and an introduction by Enid Starkie
- Author
- BAUDELAIRE. CHARLES
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Falcon Press. London. 1946
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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
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