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The Testament of Beauty
by Bridges, Robert
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- Signed
- Condition
- Bound in full japan vellum stamped in gilt. Fine in slightly soiled fine dust jacket. In a half blue morocco slipcase and chemis
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1929. First Trade edition. 192 pp, [with 4 pp. Publisher's Note on the Text tipped in at back.]. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in full japan vellum stamped in gilt. Fine in slightly soiled fine dust jacket. In a half blue morocco slipcase and chemise. First Trade edition. 192 pp, [with 4 pp. Publisher's Note on the Text tipped in at back.]. 1 vols. 8vo. WITH 2 ALSs. With 2 ALSs to Mr. Selous dated 17-3-28 (Dictated to his wife and written out by her, but signed by R.B.) 3 pages about the influence of Selous's book on The Testament to Beauty and outlining the different Books and themes of The Testament of Beauty and Nov. 1 1929 in author's hand and how their intreprations agree.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 322707
- Title
- The Testament of Beauty
- Author
- Bridges, Robert
- Format/Binding
- 192 pp, [with 4 pp. Publisher's Note on the Text tipped in at back.]. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in full japan vellum stamped in gilt. Fine in slightly soiled fine dust jacket. In a half blue morocco slipcase and chemis
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade edition
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- British | Poetry | Poetry | Robert Bridges
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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