The Ideal Book or Book Beautiful. A Tract on Calligraphy, Printing and Illustration and on the Book Beautiful as a Whole
by COBDEN-SANDERSON, T.J
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[Norwood, Massachusetts]. Privately Printed at The Plimpton Press. Nd. c.[1915]. Hardcover. 20cm, 14p., on laid paper, original quarter brown calf backed brown paper over boards, gilt spine title, some slight edge wear else near fine (bks) ~ An attractive American edition of Cobden Sanderson s essay first published by his Doves Press in 1900. Reprinted for private distribution only by The Plimpton Press for its friends through the courteous permission of the author . This copy is inscribed from Reg with affectionate regard. Souvenir du Grand Tour ! The Plimpton Press, Norwood Massetts. 16 June 1915.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31344
- Title
- The Ideal Book or Book Beautiful. A Tract on Calligraphy, Printing and Illustration and on the Book Beautiful as a Whole
- Author
- COBDEN-SANDERSON, T.J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [Norwood, Massachusetts]. Privately Printed at The Plimpton Press. Nd. c.[1915]
- Keywords
- BOOKS ON PRINTING PLIMPTON PRESS LIMITED EDITION
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Cash With Order - Visa, MasterCard and Cheques. We try to ship every order within twenty four hours. Professional responsible parcels. Postage and gst (if app.) are extra, at cost. Satisfaction guaranteed. Restocking charge on certain orders. Return condition responsibility of the customer
About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Biblio member since 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Since 1969 we've been selling rare books. We have published 292 catalogues of rare, scare and interesting books in a wide variety of subjects. Our specialites include.... Arctic, Canadian History and Travel, The Americas, Fishing and Angling, Ireland, General Antiquarian, and Military History. We issue 7-10 catalogues per year. Let us know if you'd like to join our mailing list.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- ND
- no publisher's date given
- 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...