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Life Magazine 1910-1912. In six bound volumes.
by Life Magazine
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Life Magazine Office 1910 / 1911 / 1912. 4to.Magazine / Journal. Six bound volumes. Two volumes for each year from 1910 to 1912. Pagination varies but each volume contains c. 1,200 - 1,300 pages. Red half morocco over red cloth. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Sturdily bound by Bumpus of Oxford Street, London. Fading to spine of one volume. A few light marks to boards of some volumes. Handsome armorial bookplates to front pastedowns of 2 volumes. All full colour front covers present and bound in situ with each issue's contents. Lacks most rear covers, although all present in one volume. Lacks 4 issues only of the three year run, and the absence not very noticeable. Versos of all front covers have advertisements, almost all in colour, and several issues throughout the year have extra colour advertising leaves. Adverts throughout each issue. Illustrations, cartoons and vignettes throughout each issue by many of the well known illustrators of the era. Numerous superb full-page adverts for autos, including Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Franklin, Oldsmobile, Rambler, Klaxon, Firestone etc. etc. All volumes in Near Fine condition. This is a heavy set and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. . Near Fine. Half Morocco. 1910.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49298
- Title
- Life Magazine 1910-1912. In six bound volumes.
- Author
- Life Magazine
- Format/Binding
- Half Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Life Magazine Office 1910 / 1911 / 1912
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 4to.Magazine / Journal
- Keywords
- Advertising,Cars,Autos
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated; Leather Bound Sets;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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About the Seller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
Biblio member since 2005
London, Greater London
About Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
We process internet and mail orders swiftly and have daily collections. Within the UK we ship via Royal Mail and UPS. For the US we use USPS tracked services and Fedex. For the rest of the World we mostly use Royal Mail Tracked, as well as Parcelforce and DPD. European deliveries we use Royal Mail Tracked or brokers for all else.
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We have an open bookshop in London which is open Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 17.30, and Sunday from 11.00 to 17.00, except Easter and Christmas.We are members of the ABA, ILAB, PBFA and ibooknet
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