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The Brownings / Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding
by Burdett, Osbert
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co., Ltd., 1928. First Edition . Levant Morocco with Gilt. Very Good Plus. Octavo. London: Constable & Co., Ltd., 1928. First Edition, very handsomely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London, with their small imprint on the verso of the ffep. ix, [1], 345 pp. 8vo. A gorgeous near fine volume, with serious curb appeal. Bound in full period levant blue-green morocco, ruled and tooled in gilt, two gilt-lettered orange morocco spine labels, spined tooled in gilt, raised bands, inner gilt dentelles, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt. Spine is either very uniformly sunned, or is of olive morocco; a striking look, in either case. See scans. Internally fine. Serious shelf appeal. A scholarly examination of the two critical nineteenth century poets. Small wood-engraved bookseller's paper label from Paul Elder & Co. on the rear flyleaf, for the collector of those. A display book. L-45n
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000601
- Title
- The Brownings / Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding
- Author
- Burdett, Osbert
- Format/Binding
- Levant Morocco with Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Constable & Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Pages
- 345
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Biography, poetry, literature, Fine binding, England, Sangorski & Sutcliffe Artists, Architects, Photographers", "Editors, Journalists, Publishers", General, Historical
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Poetry;
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
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