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THE CHRONICLES OF RODRIGUEZ (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND ARTIST)
by Dunsany, Lord
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. Limited first edition. Hardcover. Very Good. S.H. Sime. Small quarto, 10.25 in. x 7.5 in., pp. 322. Limited edition #259/500. Signed by the author in thick ink on the Preface. Signed by the illustrator at the bottom of tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated with frontispiece by S.H. Sime. Quarter vellum with tawny cloth-covered boards with vertical gilt rule. Gilt title on brown panel to spine. Gilt top-edge. Untrimmed fore- and bottom-edges. Light soiling to boards. Scuffing to spine panel. Rubbing to corners, just exposing underlying cardboard. One corner slightly bumped. Marbled endpapers. Pocket scar to front pastedown. Lord Dunsany's signature has slight smear.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86247
- Title
- THE CHRONICLES OF RODRIGUEZ (SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND ARTIST)
- Author
- Dunsany, Lord
- Illustrator
- S.H. Sime
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited first edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Gothic literature
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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