Quest for Sita.
by Collis, M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Faber, 1946., 1946. 1st ed. 28.5 x 20.0 cms. Limited ed. of 500 copies. Pp. xii, 162. Titlepage printed in red and black with vignette and 31 fullpage drawings by Mervyn Peake, printed on hand-made paper, with limitation slip present, bound in black buckram with red Peake design on upper board, gilt lettering to spine, top edge gilt. Dust wrapper, with design by Peake, foxed and torn with slight loss, owner's details in pencil on front free end paper, small light stain on upper board.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Besleys Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10212
- Title
- Quest for Sita.
- Author
- Collis, M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London, Faber, 1946.
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- MYTHOLOGY ILLUSTRATED
Terms of Sale
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Besleys Books
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Diss, Norfolk
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...