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Constable, London., 1934. First edition. Quarto. pp viii, 802. Elaborate title-page design by John Farleigh. Period designer binding by Leighton-Straker of full two-tone morocco with abstract art deco gilt design, top edge gilt, other edges red.A bit of spotting to prelims. Near fine. The binding is fine.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SHAWBERN012306
- Title
- Prefaces.
- Author
- SHAW, Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Constable, London.
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- irish nobel prize
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Peter Ellis bookseller
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...