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XXXII Ballades in Blue China.
by LANG, Andrew
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.,, 1888. Signed limited edition, number 38 of 50 copies on large paper signed by the printer, Charles Whittingham. This volume comprises ballades and verses on various subjects, including Roulette, Sleep, Tweed, and the Book-hunter. Octavo (205 x 130 mm). Finely bound in full blue morocco, spine lettered in gilt with 5 raised bands, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, turn-ins tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers, blue silk bookmark. Illustrated title page printed in blue. Spine slightly sunned. A fine copy, bright and fresh.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 155614
- Title
- XXXII Ballades in Blue China.
- Author
- LANG, Andrew
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.,
- Date Published
- 1888
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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