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TAIT MCKENZIE: A SCULPTOR OF YOUTH.
by (McKenzie, Tait; b. 1867). Hussey, Christopher
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1930)., (1930).. Good. - Quarto [11-1/2 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], green cloth titled in gilt with a vignette stamped in gilt on the front cover, in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped with a small stain to the bottom corner of the front cover & a small piece out of the cloth of the rear cover at the tail of the spine. The top edges of the covers are slightly darkened. The dust jacket is rubbed, chipped & lightly soiled with staining to the top ends of its folds. There is a tear & creasing to the top edge of the jacket rear panel with pieces out of the head & tail of the jacket spine. xii & 107 pages plus colophon. Illustrated in black & white with 2 plates, including a frontispiece, and numerous full- and half-page illustrations. There is light foxing throughout and the bottom corners of a few front & rear pages are lightly bumped. Good.
First American edition.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26904
- Title
- TAIT MCKENZIE: A SCULPTOR OF YOUTH.
- Author
- (McKenzie, Tait; b. 1867). Hussey, Christopher
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, (1930).
- Date Published
- (1930).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ART; SCULPTURE; TAIT MCKENZIE: A SCULPTOR OF YOUTH; SCOTTISH-BORN ARTIST; SCULPTOR; PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR; MCGILL UNIVERSITY; UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC SCULPTURES; WORLD WAR I; WAR MEMORIALS; PORTRAITS, MEDALS; PLAQUES; MEDALL
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Gilt
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