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Peter Carl Faberge.: Goldsmith and jeweller to the Russian Imperial Court and the principal crowned heads of Europe. An illustrated record and review of his life and work, A.D. 1846-1920. With a foreword by Sacheverell Sitwell.
by BAINBRIDGE, Henry Charles
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- Hardcover
- first
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd,, 1949. First edition, deluxe issue, one of 350 unnumbered copies printed on handmade paper and specially bound in half morocco. This lavish biography of Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920), creator of the famed Faberge eggs, was written by the manager of the jeweller's London emporium. A further 1,750 copies printed on machine-made paper and bound in cloth were also issued. Quarto. Original blue half morocco, spine with raised bands, compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, cream cloth sides with Imperial Russian lesser coat of arms blocked in gilt to front cover, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With original light blue cloth slipcase, lined with brown felt. Portrait frontispiece, 126 plates, including 2 doubles and 16 in colour, title page printed in red and black, errata slip tipped in after p. xxiv. Moderate sunning to spine, light finger soiling to covers, small spot of wear to morocco on front cover, sporadic minor foxing to endpapers; slight toning and a few small stains to slipcase, minor cockling and peeling to top and base panels: a very good copy in good slipcase.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167482
- Title
- Peter Carl Faberge.
- Author
- BAINBRIDGE, Henry Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: B. T. Batsford Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1949
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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- Title Page
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- Errata
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- Quarto
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- Spine
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