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Undine. By De LaMotte Fouque. Adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney and illustratedby Arthur Rackham
by FOUQUE, De La Motte. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London. William Heinemann & New York. Double-day Page& Co. 1909. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 27cm, The First Edition, Limited to 1000 numbered andSigned copies, this being No. 605, Signed by Rackham, viii,136p., With15 tipped in colour plates on brown extra stock paper, with titled fullpage tissue guards, and 30 black & white text illustrations, In finesigned binding: "Bound by Bayntun (Riviere), Bath, England". In fullgreen crushed morocco, decorated raised bands, gilt floral centre paneldecoration with additional gilt decoration in the corner in gilt ruledborders, gilt titles, gilt floral decoration on the boards in single giltruled borders, gilt roll decoration on the board edges, wide giltdecorated and ruled dentelles, Cockerell marbled endpapers, all edgesgilt, spine slightly toned, stamping is bright, a fine copy in finebinding.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34960
- Title
- Undine. By De LaMotte Fouque. Adapted from the German by W.L. Courtney and illustratedby Arthur Rackham
- Author
- FOUQUE, De La Motte. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London. William Heinemann & New York. Double-day Page& Co. 1909
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ARTHUR RACKHAM LITERATURE LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BINDINGCOCKERELL BAYNTUN RIVIERE NUMBERED
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Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Biblio member since 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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