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SALAMINA
by Kent, Rockwell. (Ross, Arthur Leonard). Ubbelohde, Otto (bookplate design)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1935. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition in first state dustjacket. Ownership copy of attorney Arthur Leonard Ross (d. 1975) who was a friend of Emma Goldman and represented the literary estates of Fred Harris and the like. With Ross' printed bookplate drawn by German artist Otto Ubbelohde and engraved by Botho Schmidt. SIGNED BY KENT in the inset at bottom of bookplate. Unclipped dustjacket ($3.75) toned, more darkly at spine and edges. Blue cloth with silver pressed spine near fine, with internals quite nice. A solid copy with interesting provenance.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012858
- Title
- SALAMINA
- Author
- Kent, Rockwell. (Ross, Arthur Leonard). Ubbelohde, Otto (bookplate design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- ,
Terms of Sale
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
returns within 10 days of purchase
About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
19thC cottage surrounded by gardens in small CT village in foothills of Berkshires. 2 hr drive from Manhattan, 2:45 from Boston. Open Sat 11-5 and Sun 12-4, and by chance or appointment M- F. We are usually here weekdays but please call ahead to confirm. Curated general selection 6000 titles, emphasis on architetcure/design, landscape/gardening, arts, photography, illustrated, American literature, Litchfield County, fine bindings, decorative arts.
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- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Fine
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- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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