Philadelphia: J. M. Stoddart & Co, 1882. First edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. Octavo. 115pp. Original cream-colored linen boards with red lettering and gilt device of wax seal below, protected by modern mylar. Top edge gilt, foredge uncut. Decorative endpapers with green floral designs. Three blank leaves; half-title; title page in red and black with red seal, reverse blank; half-title (Oscar Wilde), design on reverse; text of L'Envoi, nine leaves; design, reverse blank; half-title (Rennell Rodd), reverse blank; dedication, reverse blank; text of the poems including designs and blank pages; reverse of last page blank; four blank leaves. The fourteen illustrations by J. E. Kelley consist of five full-page designs and 9 vignette end-pieces. Mason # 241. During his education at Oxford Rodd associated with Oscar Wilde who assisted Rodd in publishing Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf, Rodd's first book of verse and provided the lengthy introduction. Binding rubbed and sunned along edges and spine with some small chips along edges and corners. Endpapers with slight discoloration along edges. Block with some age-toning. Binding in overall good-, interior in good+ to very good condition.

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Livreiro: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
Nº do estoque do livreiro: 40556
Título: Rose Leaf and Apple Leaf
Autor: Rodd, Rennell
Formato/Encadernação: Capa dura
Estado do livro: Usado - g- to vg
Quantidade Disponível: 1
Edição: First edition
Editorial: J. M. Stoddart & Co
Local de publicação: Philadelphia
Data de publicação: 1882
Palavras-chave: English literature, British diplomat, British politician, British ambassador to Italy, social and diplomatic memories, companion of the order of the bath, baron rennell, county of Hereford, London gazette

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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...
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...
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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....
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Vignette: A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Device: Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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...
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...

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