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The Jolly Beggars. A Cantata By Robert Burns
by Burns, Robert (1759-1796)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Portland, ME: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1914. Number 22 of only 25 copies printed in Japan vellum. Off-white hardcover printed in green and orange, frontis portrait of the author, title page printed in black and vemilion, publisher's cartouche in vermilion on limitations page. Very good with some typical cover soil, edgewear, spine darkened but legible, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, bookplate of Elisha Rhodes Brown inside front cover, no other names or markings.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 046301
- Title
- The Jolly Beggars. A Cantata By Robert Burns
- Author
- Burns, Robert (1759-1796)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Bird Mosher
- Place of Publication
- Portland, ME
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- SMALL PRESS PRODUCTION IRISH LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Books, Paper, Printing, Publishing, Typography; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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. ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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