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The Battle -Ground. SIGNED
by Glasgow, Ellen (Eleanor Anderson Gholson Glasgow)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Not called for>
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday Doran, Garden City,, 1929. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Not called for>. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Old Dominion Edition" Half burgundy Morocco over burgundy boards, from the library at Mount Congreve, Ireland. Initials of previous owner in gilt on base of spine M.G.G (Margaret Gholson Glasgow) wife of Ambrose Christian Congreve. It is believed that Margaret was either a first cousin or a niece of the author. Bound by James Macdonald, New York.Five raised bands, Gilt titles. Top Edge Gilt, Signed by the Author on half title page. Corners bumped. Internally fine, a lovely copy. SELLER SUPPLIED IMAGES.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Howell Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000037
- Title
- The Battle -Ground. SIGNED
- Author
- Glasgow, Ellen (Eleanor Anderson Gholson Glasgow)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not called for>
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran, Garden City,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.65 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
James Howell Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Dublin, Dublin
About James Howell Rare Books
James Howell Rare Books has been selling Rare, Antiquarian,Modern Firsts and Out of Print books since 2006.We are mainly an online business but we also exhibit at the monthly " Antique Fairs Ireland" fairs in Dublin.We are regular guest exhibitors at the Dublin P.B.F.A. fair held in Dublin each October.We have exhibited at the Etc Fairs in London We exhibit at the Dublin Horse Show (Antiques Hall) in August each year selling mostly equestrian books and prints.
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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...
- Spine
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- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
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