THE BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
by Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, and Sara Bard Field
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco: Edwin & Robert Grabhorn, 1933. 89 pages. 8vo. Letterpress. Wedding book written by poet C. E. S. Wood and his companion (later to be his wife) suffragist Sara Bard Field for distribution to guests at the wedding of Fields' daughter and her husband Jim at "The Cats," the home of Woods. Beautifully designed and printed by the Grabhorn Press. Warmly inscribed by Wood and Fields to the important American sculptor Lawrence Tenney Stevens and his wife Priscilla. The book is in very good condition--clean and tight, with only an occasional spot of foxing; some relatively minor chipping at foot of spine.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Collectible-Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1991
- Title
- THE BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
- Author
- Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, and Sara Bard Field
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edwin & Robert Grabhorn
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books on Books; Small Press;
Terms of Sale
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....