Historian's Holiday
by Bryant, Arthur
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Three quarter vellum and dark salmon boards, front cover decorated in gilt. Near fine
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About This Item
London: Dropmore Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter vellum and dark salmon boards, front cover decorated in gilt. Near fine. 84 pages. 26.5 x 20 cm. Limited edition, copy 1 of 25 signed by Bryant, printed on a hand press on paper hand made by Portals of Whitechurch. The author, an English historian and one time columnist for the Illustrated London News was also noted for his studies of Samuel Pepys. Unopened, bound by Evans of Croydon. All but one of the Essays herein were reprinted with the permission of the Illustrated London News. Toning to parts of vellum covers.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22907
- Title
- Historian's Holiday
- Author
- Bryant, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Three quarter vellum and dark salmon boards, front cover decorated in gilt. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Dropmore Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press; History;
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- 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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