The Song of Songs - Copper Engravings by Ru Van Rossem
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
$9.68$7.74
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1972 Book. Illus. by Ru Van Rossem. Very Good. Maroon Cloth Boards. 3rd Impression. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Text of the Song of Songs from the Revised Version of 1885, with illustrations first engraved in 1949 for a small limited edition. 22pp. Book bound in maroon silk with gilt title to spine and enclosed in a lilac slipcase. Slightly musty volume, but otherwise very good with no inscriptions. Slipcase has minor rubbing and fading to edges and small split to lower corner, otherwise good..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013585
- Title
- The Song of Songs - Copper Engravings by Ru Van Rossem
- Illustrator
- Ru Van Rossem
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 3rd Impression
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Art;
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
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- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...