Parcifal or the Legend of the Holy Grail retold from Ancient Sources with acknowledgement to the "Parcifal" of Richard Wagner
by T. W. Rolleston, presented by Willy Pogany
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G.G. Harrap & Co., 1911. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Will Pogany. At the rear is printed "The letterpress and line illustrations lithographed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Sons Ltd. London, the four-colour plates printed by Henry Stone and son Ltd. Banbury A.D. MCMXII". Soft limp brown leather binding, with a gilt and black emblem and title on the front and titles in gilt along the spine. The top board is detached. The spine strip is tattered at both ends, particularly at the top, and the flimsy leather edges are also worn. Internally the pages are remarkably well preserved. First few pages are attached but only just. Illustrated end papers though obviously split at the front where the front of the binding is detached. Stiff card pages, smooth and clean, illustrated and illuminated with several beautiful tipped in coloured plates. May incur additional postage charges overseas.
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- Bookseller
- David's Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033454
- Title
- Parcifal or the Legend of the Holy Grail retold from Ancient Sources with acknowledgement to the "Parcifal" of Richard Wagner
- Author
- T. W. Rolleston, presented by Willy Pogany
- Illustrator
- Will Pogany
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- G.G. Harrap & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
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About the Seller
David's Bookshop
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Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire
About David's Bookshop
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine Strip
- The material covering the spine, or the rear portion of the outside of a book.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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