Caravan: The Assembled Tales of John Galsworthy
by Galsworthy, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence Park, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
(London: Heinemann: 1925) Full leather lettered in gilt and with a gilt-background medallion-style decoration on the front pp. x, 950. Fr. Printed on fine paper. Top edge gilt. This edition is limited to 265 copies, numbered and signed by the author, of which 250 are for sale in the United Kingdom only, and 15 are for presentation. This is No. 205 (entered in ink by hand). Fully signed 'John Galsworthy' in ink. Some rubbing and consequent discoloration to the leather including the spine; head and foot of spine likewise rubbed; some leaves have had corners turned back by a previous owner, and the final leaves have been creased, the final one crumpled; otherwise very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- exPB (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 103906
- Title
- Caravan: The Assembled Tales of John Galsworthy
- Author
- Galsworthy, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Literature signed
Terms of Sale
exPB
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About the Seller
exPB
Biblio member since 2017
Clarence Park, South Australia
About exPB
I am the daughter of Pioneer Books, our business has closed down after 43 years and I am listing some of it on my own account now that I'm the proud owner of the residual stock! I am selling them at half the price at which they were listed when Pioneer Books existed.
Glossary
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.