The Acorn, an Illustrated Quarterly Magazine Devoted to Literature and Art
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Caradoc Press,; George Webb & Co.,(Printers), 1905. First Edition. Octavo. Engraved frontispiece, 152pp. (6) pp. ads. nicely illustrated with etchings, wood cuts and photogravures by H. G. Webb, Derwent Wood, Baron de Meyer, and Frank Brangwyn. A "little magazine" from the early 20th century. Poems and longer prose by W.B Yeats, Edmund Candler, G.K. Chesterton, Israfel, Violet Jacob, John Todhunter, Marc Ryan, and more...Bound in original light blue stiff paper wraps rebacked in tan paper, chipping along the edges especially upper wrap, repair to upper corner of the first page(advertisement)soiling to pastedowns, tissue guard present with light scattered foxing and light scattered foxing to last leaves(advertisements). A good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003108
- Title
- The Acorn, an Illustrated Quarterly Magazine Devoted to Literature and Art
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Caradoc Press,; George Webb & Co.,(Printers)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- W.b. Yeats Etchings Wood Cuts Photogravures
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Octavo
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- G
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- Rebacked
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- Edges
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- First Edition
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