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The Song of Songs; Called by Many the Canticle of Canticles
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- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. Gill, Eric. Small quarto. 42pp. One of 750 numbered copies. Illustrated with seventeen wood engravings by Eric Gill. Several initials in red. This is bibliographer and book historian John Carter's copy, with his booklabel on lower front pastedown. A fine copy in white cloth, gilt lettered to spine. Includes the scarce dust jacket illustrated with a Gill engraving repeated from the title page. Jacket shows some foxing, especially to font panel and lacks most of the spine. With the exception of some offsetting to the endleaves, the book is bright and clean. (Gill 275; Cave 31).
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- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31895
- Title
- The Song of Songs; Called by Many the Canticle of Canticles
- Illustrator
- Gill, Eric
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham St. Lawrence
- Date Published
- 1925
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Fine Printing;
Terms of Sale
Bromer Booksellers
All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned, with prior notice, within ten days. All bills are payable within thirty days from the date of the invoice. Shipping and insurance are additional. Overseas shipments will be sent by air mail unless otherwise instructed.
About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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