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THE CONSTABLE OF THE COURT: Historical Romances.; With portrait by Holbein and eight etchings by Gaston-Louis-Stephane Rodriguez and Georges Chardon, after paintings by J..L. Jerome Ferris
by Ainsworth, William Harrison
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Roosevelt, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: George Barrie & Son, 1900. Limited Edition. Morocco & Boards. Very Good. 475pp; color-vignette on half-title, frontispiece etching in 3 states, 8 plates of engravings (some in two states)--all with tissue guards. Bound in 3/4 dark-red morocco and marbled boards, spine with raised bands and art nouveau floral design from head to tail, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. 9.5" x 7.25" This is #17 of 250 copies, Large-paper Japan Edition, printed for subscribers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- R & A Petrilla
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036172
- Title
- THE CONSTABLE OF THE COURT: Historical Romances.; With portrait by Holbein and eight etchings by Gaston-Louis-Stephane Rodriguez and Georges Chardon, after paintings by J..L. Jerome Ferris
- Author
- Ainsworth, William Harrison
- Format/Binding
- Morocco & Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- George Barrie & Son
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- english literature; fine bindings
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
R & A Petrilla
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About the Seller
R & A Petrilla
Biblio member since 2004
Roosevelt, New Jersey
About R & A Petrilla
Established 1970, we are generalist antiquarian booksellers. We specialize in old and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera. We no longer sell at book fairs. Please see the catalogs on our website, or browse our stock for your interests. We are grateful for your orders. Thank you. -- Bob & Alison Petrilla Professional affiliations: American Antiquarian Society, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Library Company of Philadelphia, Philobiblon Club.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
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