Heber Rimmer Memorial
by E.H. (intro.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sprague & Co., 1896. Book. Very Good. Buckram. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Terracotta colour buckram with bevelled edges and title in gilt on front cover. The initials H.R. are in gilt on the spine. Condition: Very good, with sunning to spine. Cover edges have light shelfwear. Binding sound, text clean. Inscription to previous owner in ink on front endpaper, dated 1897, similar inscription to reverse of rear endpaper. An unpaginated collection of examples of b/w architectural drawings and b/w watercolours by Heber Rimmer, a promising architect who died at the young age of 26 in 1895. A contemporary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Rimmer won the presitigious Soane Medallion in 1892. Scarce. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003757
- Title
- Heber Rimmer Memorial
- Author
- E.H. (intro.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Sprague & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- charles rennie mackintosh, heber rimmer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Architecture (19th and 20th Century);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
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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...
- Gilt
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.