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The Book Beautiful and The Binding as Art (Volumes I & II -- 2 Volumes)
by Wick, Peter A.; Juvelis, Priscilla (Preface); Fleming, John F. (Preface); Garvey, Eleanor (Introduction)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Belfast, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA/New York, NY: Priscilla Juvelis/John F. Fleming, 1983/1985. First Edition. The two volumes represent two complete collection of breathtaking design bindings offered by legendary booksellers John Fleming and Priscilla Juvelis with 219 items in the original catalog and 57 items in the second. Each volume signed by Priscilla Juvelis on title page. Unpag. 4to. Volume I, from 1985 is bound in red cloth with gold embossed titling to cover and spine. Volume II is in wraps with an image from item #28, Henri Matisse's "Jazz" reproduced on the cover. Clean crisp copies with tipped in color plates illustrating the volumes offered for sale. Volume II has the original price list laid in at rear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30669
- Title
- The Book Beautiful and The Binding as Art (Volumes I & II -- 2 Volumes)
- Author
- Wick, Peter A.; Juvelis, Priscilla (Preface); Fleming, John F. (Preface); Garvey, Eleanor (Introduction)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Priscilla Juvelis/John F. Fleming
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA/New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1983/1985
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
Belfast, Maine
About Craig Olson Books ABAA/ILAB
Used and Rare Books in the heart of downtown Belfast, Maine.
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- 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....
- Cloth
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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