Syr Perecyvelle of Gales
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Rosscarbery, Cork, Ireland
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About This Item
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1895. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Sir Edward Burne-Jones. 8vo, pp. [iv], 98 (including colophon), original holland-backed blue paper-covered boards, titled in black to front, backing toned, a few marks to cover, corners mildly bumped, interior bright, crisp and clean, binding tight. Set in the 'Chaucer' type on Batchelor's handmade paper, printed in black and red ink, one of 350 copies (plus eight on vellum), woodcut frontispiece by Burne-Jones, elaborate wide border on frontispiece and first page of text, one page with half border, decorative woodcut initials, device in colophon. Edited by James Halliwell, this was based on the text of The Thornton Romances: The Early English Romances of Perceval, Isumbras, Eglamour, and Degravant, a favourite of Morris' from his Oxford days according to Sydney Cockerell, Morris' secretary. (Peterson A33). A very pleasing copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Vivian Art & Antiques (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001522
- Title
- Syr Perecyvelle of Gales
- Illustrator
- Sir Edward Burne-Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Kelmscott Press
- Place of Publication
- Hammersmith
- Date Published
- 1895
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
Biblio member since 2016
Rosscarbery, Cork
About Charles Vivian Art & Antiques
The Book Shed Gallery - open Sunday to Friday by appointment. Antiques, pictures and second hand and rare books especially on the arts, history, biography, travel, horticulture and poetry
Glossary
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...