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Arthur Rackham His Life and Work
by Hudson, Derek
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1960, 1974. Reprint of 1973. Fine in dark green cloth covered boards with a black title block with gilt text on the spine. A quarto of 11 by 8 1/2 inches with printed end sheets with a purple ink mark on the lower edge of the text block. (This is not a remainder mark.) In a very near fine, unclipped dust jacket with a 1/4 inch chip from the upper rear corner of the front panel at the fold to the spine area. 181 pages of text including a bibliography, appendices and a listing of "Books illustrated wholly by Arthur Rackham". Illustrated with a color, tipped on frontispiece of Rackham and 33 color tipped-on plates and numerous black and white illustrations throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32405
- Title
- Arthur Rackham His Life and Work
- Author
- Hudson, Derek
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint of 1973
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- c1960, 1974
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- 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....
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