Stockholm: Limited Editions Club, 1931. Hardcover. Small university bookplate on front pastedown; spine a tad darkened. Still Fine in a lightly soiled, Very Good slipcase. Yngve Berg . Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound with a white buckram spine and corner tips with a lovely original lithographed fish design on the front and rear boards. Printed on handmade linen rag paper at the Royal Printing Office, Norstedt & Soner of Sweden. Translated from the French by Guy Endore. Copy #1266 of 1500 illustrated with 20 black-and-white lithographs by Yngve Berg and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. The ninth book of the Press.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006768
Title: AN ICELAND FISHERMAN
Author: LOTI, Pierre
Illustrator: Yngve Berg
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Small university bookplate on front pastedown; spine a tad darkened. Still Fine in a lightly soiled, Very Good slipcase
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: Stockholm
Date Published: 1931
Keywords: Iceland, Signed, Illustrated Books, Lithographs, Limited Editions Club, Nautical Fiction, LEC, French Literature
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century French Literature; Nautical Fiction;

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Charles Agvent

All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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