J. H. Mason R. D. I.: A Selection from the Notebooks of a Scholar-Printer Made by His Son John Mason. Illustrated by Rigby Graham.
by MASON, J. H
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
(Leicester): Twelve by Eight, 1961. First edition. Octavo. [44] pp. including 11 full page illustrations by Rigby. Publisher's quarter parchment over patterned-paper wrappers, gilt spine lettering. Signed by John Mason on the lower blank margin of the titles page. Very minot bump to top corner. A very attractive copy in the original mylar/glassine.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71578
- Title
- J. H. Mason R. D. I.: A Selection from the Notebooks of a Scholar-Printer Made by His Son John Mason. Illustrated by Rigby Graham.
- Author
- MASON, J. H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Twelve by Eight
- Place of Publication
- (Leicester)
- Date Published
- 1961
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
- 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....
- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...