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THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
by Ruskin, John - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1932. First Edition in this Format; Limited Edition. Softcover. Book condition is Very Good bound in full vellum, with gilt titles on the front cover; housed in a Very Good slipcase with paper label at spine. Toning, and a few small bumps to edges of slipcase. Text is unmarked, decorated end papers, four color plates, black & white drawings throughout. 48 pages. Edition was limited to 570 copies singed by Rackham. ; Signed by the illustrator, Arthur Rackham, on the limitation page. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Illustrator.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Evolving Lens Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14324
- Title
- THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER
- Author
- Ruskin, John - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in this Format; Limited Edition
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
Terms of Sale
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York
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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....
- 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. ...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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