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Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet

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Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet

by BEERBOHM, Max

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  • Hardcover
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About This Item

London: Leadlay Ltd, 1931. Portfolio with original quarter vellum over gilt lettered grey boards. Small certificate of limitation pasted to the inside front board. Grey flaps hold loose card inserts. These comprise: a title sheet; a contents sheet; Note by Beerbohm, which is a facsimile hand written note on laid paper, tipped into grey card folder; 5 portraits by Beerbohm tipped into grey card folders. Subjects are Mr. Noel Coward, Miss Peggy Wood, Mr. Georges Metaxa, Miss Ivy St. Helier, and Mr. Charles B. Cochran. The vellum and boards have light markings to them, and a little bumping, but still very presentable. The grey folders have a touch of darkening to them. The tipped in illustrations are immaculate. 410 x 295 mm (16¼ x 11½ inches) Portefeuille avec quart de vélin d'origine sur des planches grises à lettres dorées. Un petit certificat de limitation est collé à l'intérieur de la première planche. Les rabats gris contiennent des encarts cartonnés détachés. Ceux-ci comprennent : un feuillet de titre ; un feuillet de contenu ; une note de Beerbohm, qui est un fac-similé d'une note manuscrite sur papier vergé, insérée dans une chemise de carte grise ; 5 portraits de Beerbohm insérés dans des chemises de carte grise. Les sujets sont M. Noel Coward, Mlle Peggy Wood, M. Georges Metaxa, Mlle Ivy St. Helier et M. Charles B. Cochran. Le vélin et les planches présentent de légères marques et quelques bosses, mais restent très présentables. Les chemises grises sont un peu plus foncées. Les illustrations incluses dans l'ouvrage sont impeccables. 410 x 295 mm

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Bookseller
Harrison-Hiett Rare Books FR (FR)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2828
Title
Heroes and Heroines of Bitter Sweet
Author
BEERBOHM, Max
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Leadlay Ltd
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1931
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
art, portraits, Noel Coward, Peggy Wood, Georges Metaxa,

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Harrison-Hiett is a small, family run business. Originally based in England we have re-located our business to Europe. We now live in the Netherlands, where we spend our time visiting and exhibiting at fairs.

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Facsimile
An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
Flap(s)
The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
Tipped In
Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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...
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. ...
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