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ROBES OF THESPIS, Costume Designs by Modern Artists
by Mason, Rupert and George Sheringham and R. Boyd Morrison, eds
- Used
- Condition
- Fine with trifling spot to the vellum spine
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928. No. 25 of only 25 copies specially bound and ptinted on hand-made paper and containing two color plates not included in the regular edition. Fine with trifling spot to the vellum spine. No. 25 of only 25 copies specially bound and ptinted on hand-made paper and containing two color plates not included in the regular edition. Thick quarto. xv, 143p. Illustrated with line drawing headpieces and 111 plates (not figured in the pagination), 46 in color. In original binding on gilt-titled vellum spine over gray cloth boards with large central costume design in gilt by E. Gordon Craig, t.e.g. Designs by Beerbohm, E. Gordon Craig Dulac, Ricketts, Rutherston, Paul Nash, Claud Lovat Fraser and so many others. Literary contents by Beerbohm, Cyril Beaumont and 11 others. A sumptuous production.
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21778
- Title
- ROBES OF THESPIS, Costume Designs by Modern Artists
- Author
- Mason, Rupert and George Sheringham and R. Boyd Morrison, eds
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine with trifling spot to the vellum spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- No. 25 of only 25 copies specially bound and ptinted on hand-mad
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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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