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THE CROCK OF GOLD
by Stephens, James
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1926. Book. Illus. by Thomas Mackenzie. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition THUS, First Printing of the Illustrated edition. Pp 228. Colour illustrations and decorative headings and tailpieces by Thomas Mackenzie. Marbled endpapers, all text edges gilt. In contemporary Rivière binding. Polished full tree calf. Five raised bands with gilt titles and shamrock decorated compartments to the spine. Gilt inner dentelles. Previous owner's armourial bookplate to front pastedown. .
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016830
- Title
- THE CROCK OF GOLD
- Author
- Stephens, James
- Illustrator
- Thomas Mackenzie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- THE CROCK OF GOLD, FIRST EDITION, James stephens,Thomas Mackenzie
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
About Kelleher Rare Books
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- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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