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A Catalogue of the Books and Literary Manuscripts Collected by Sir Louis Sterling, Hon. D. Lit., and Presented by Him to the University of London
por Sterling, Sir Louis
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good Plus
- Livreiro
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Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
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Cambridge: Privated Printed, University Press, 1954 Hard cover, 4to (measuring 7 ½ x 10 inches), half leather binding, the spine with raised bands and titles in gilt, boards in red cloth, top edge gilt, with presentation inscription, a with-compliments card, frontispiece photographic portrait, index, 612 pp.Condition: Very Good Plus. There is an area of sunning to the top board, and slight wear to head and tail of outer joints. Front hinge cracked but holding firm. Tissue guard to frontispiece is detached but present. Otherwise, the volume is clean and unmarked. Sir Louis Sterling ( 1879-1978) was a self-made, American-born entrepreneur, benefactor, and book collector, who relocated to London from New York at the very beginning of the age of the phonograph. He worked his way up from traveling salesman to become the head of major music and recording corporations such as Columbia Music and EMI. His efforts to aid Jews escaping from the continent to England during the war were rewarded with a knighthood in 1937. His rare book collection was gifted to the University of London in 1956. These included 4200 items, among them 80 manuscripts, spanning the entire breadth of English literature "from Chaucer to contemporary first editions." A few musical manuscripts are listed among the holdings, including a Donizetti opera and studies by Mozart. Many of the items were collected in the 1920's and 30's, although a few significant additions were made into the late 1940's Literature: J.Walworth, " Sir Louis Sterling and his library," in Jewish Historical Studies, , Vol 40, pp. 159-175, pub.by Jewish Historical Soc. of England, 2005.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus.
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- Dark and Stormy Night Books
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 8570
- Título
- A Catalogue of the Books and Literary Manuscripts Collected by Sir Louis Sterling, Hon. D. Lit., and Presented by Him to the University of London
- Autor
- Sterling, Sir Louis
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good Plus
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Privated Printed, University Press
- Local de publicação
- Cambridge
- Data de publicação
- 1954
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- New
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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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...