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Crossings: A Fairy Play (Signed Limited Edition)

Crossings: A Fairy Play (Signed Limited Edition)

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Crossings: A Fairy Play (Signed Limited Edition)

by De La Mare, Walter

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Near Fine/No Jacket
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About This Item

Westminster: Beaumont Press, 1921 Gilt-titled vellum spine, holly-patterned boards, light soil to vellum, minor shelf wear, a clean, tight copy overall. Limited to a total of 330 copies, this is one of 56 copies printed on Japanese vellum and signed by Walter de la Mare, C. Armstrong Gibbs (Music by) and the illustrator, Randolph Schwabe. Crossings is the only known play written by Walter de la Mare. It was first performed in 1919 at the Wick School in Hove to celebrate the end of WWI. The play revolves around the Wildersham children who must leave their home for a country place called "Crossings," where they encounter fantastical creatures. Illustrated with a color title device and small engravings and decorations throughout. . Signed by Authors and Artist. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Randolph Schwabe. 8vo.

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Bookseller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
009547
Title
Crossings: A Fairy Play (Signed Limited Edition)
Author
De La Mare, Walter
Illustrator
Randolph Schwabe
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Signed Limited Edition
Publisher
Beaumont Press
Place of Publication
Westminster
Date Published
1921
Size
8vo
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Fairy Stories, Signed books, Rare Books
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E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

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About the Seller

E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

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Torrington, Connecticut

About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA

Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.

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Device
Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on 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....
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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. ...
Shelf Wear
Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...

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