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The Star-Born
por Henry Williamson
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom/Good
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Faber and Faber, 1933. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 9" by 6.5". C. F. Tunnicliffe. The first edition, first impression of this illustrated novel on the nature of good and evil. Illustrated throughout. The first edition, first impression of this work, with paper vellum endpapers and gilt to top edge as called for. In the price unclipped original dust wrapper.A novel from English author Henry Williamson in which he uses the concept of the stars - a regular feature in his work - to explore the nature of good and evil, with the author describing it as a 'celestial fantasy'. With full plate and vignette wood engravings from Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, an internationally renowned naturalistic painter of British birds and other wildlife. Contemporary bookplate of Geoffrey Shell, dated 1933, to front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, bright. Slight shelf wear to spine head and tail. Contemporary bookplate to front pastedown. Dust wrapper age toned, with several portions missing, including head and tail of back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 782F50
- Título
- The Star-Born
- Autor
- Henry Williamson
- Ilustrador
- C. F. Tunnicliffe
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Good
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Faber and Faber
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1933
- Dimensão
- 9" by 6.5"
- Palavras-chave
- Williamson Wood Engravings Christianity Wood Engravings
Termos da venda
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
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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- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
