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Pre-Raphaelite Ballads
por William Morris
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom
- Livreiro
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
New York City: A. Wessels Co. , 1900. First edition. Hardback. Good. 8.5" by 6.5". H. M. O'Kane. One of five hundred copies of William Morris' ballads with decorations by H. M. O'Kane. The first edition of this work, one of two hundred and fifty copies printed on Imperial Japanese Paper, this copy numbery two hundred and thirty one. A scarce copy. With decorations and illustrations in black and white by H. M. O'Kane. Some lovely verses by the famous British textile designer, novelist, artist, philosopher, William Morris, a very popular figure in the nineteenth century, his work immensely influenced the tradition of British textile art and methods of production and remains pervasive to this day, as well as a great influence on interior decoration throughout the Victorian period. In the original publisher's full paper vellum binding. Externally generally sound with shelf wear, bumped and chipped to extremities of boards and spine, boards and spine lightly soiled, spine title label chipped. Some chipping along the rear joint. University of California library bookplate to front pastedown, library punctured stamp to title page, shelf number stamped to first leaf of text, and to rear endpapers, which feature evidence of the removal of bookplate to rear pastedown, and removal of an article strip to rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. With decorations and illustrations by H. M. O'Kane. Good
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 815A59
- Título
- Pre-Raphaelite Ballads
- Autor
- William Morris
- Ilustrador
- H. M. O'Kane
- Formato/Encadernação
- Hardback
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- A. Wessels Co.
- Local de publicação
- New York City
- Data de publicação
- 1900
- Dimensão
- 8.5" by 6.5"
- Palavras-chave
- william morris hm o kane limited editions illustrated hm o kane
Termos da venda
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Sobre o Vendedor
Rooke Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- 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...
- 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. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
