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Peer Gynt
by [Rackham, Arthur] Ibsen, Henrik
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd, 1936. First edition thus, Publishers Special Morocco Binding. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in; 248 x 183 mm). Collating 255, [1]. Publisher's full dark green morocco with gilt fillets and gilt-stamped design and lettering. Top edge gilt, others trimmed. Early ink signature on verso of front endpaper. Twelve color plates with captioned tissue guards and numerous black and white text drawings as head- and tailpieces, and devices. Housed in a later blue cloth slipcase. A Near Fine copy.
"His drawings for Peer Gynt [are] remarkably fresh and interesting" (Hudson 140). Ibsen's highly regarded and influential play about Peer Gynt, a loafer who undertakes a transcontinental adventure.
Gettings 181. Hudson 182. Latimore and Haskell 74. Riall 192.
"His drawings for Peer Gynt [are] remarkably fresh and interesting" (Hudson 140). Ibsen's highly regarded and influential play about Peer Gynt, a loafer who undertakes a transcontinental adventure.
Gettings 181. Hudson 182. Latimore and Haskell 74. Riall 192.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3727
- Title
- Peer Gynt
- Author
- [Rackham, Arthur] Ibsen, Henrik
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
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About the Seller
Whitmore Rare Books
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Pasadena, California
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We operate a retail shop in "Old Town" Pasadena open normal business hours Tuesday through Saturday.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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...
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