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VENUS AND ADONIS
by William Shakespeare, illustrated by Rockwell Kent - signed by Kent
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Rochester, NY: The Printing House of Leo Hart, 1931. limited edition. Hardcover. Very good +. 8 x 11 in. Quarto. Brown calf with linen boards. Signed by Kent on the limitation pg, copy 1092/1250. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; leather supple, joints excellent. Some small marks and scuffs to spine. Covers very clean with no shelf wear. Binding tight, textspotless. The publisher used folded sheets and the pgs are uncut where there is no need to cut them, i.e., no printing on those pgs. Original slipcase is a bit rough, sunned, edges chipped, one joint started, rear lower end broken but it doesn't affect the overall solidity of the case much at all. RK. RGR.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45707
- Title
- VENUS AND ADONIS
- Author
- William Shakespeare, illustrated by Rockwell Kent - signed by Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- limited edition
- Publisher
- The Printing House of Leo Hart
- Place of Publication
- Rochester, NY
- Date Published
- 1931
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Andre Strong Bookseller
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Blue Hill, Maine
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- 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...
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