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Lucina Sine Concubitu.
de Johnson, Abraham [i.e. Hill, John]
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Written and published in 1780 by Hill as a hoax upon the Royal Society, in revenge for his rejection as a candidate for membership. For this edition Hesther Sainsbury provided three copper-engravings and a wood-engraved repeat pattern for the binding. Limited Edition of 500 copies, this being No. 163.
Description: Quarter vellum with special patterned paper covered boards, gilt title on spine. Octavo 18 × 10.5 cm; pag.: [2]ll., 40pp., [2]ll. With 3 full-page copper engravings (recto only). Printed from Caslon Old Face on English hand-made paper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed.
Ref.: Cave/Manson 70; Chanticleer 70
Condition: Externally excellent with just some minor shelfwear to the corners. Free endpapers lightly browned. Fore edge of pages with light age tanning. Otherwise bright and clean. A clean, near fine copy.
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- Librería
- Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
(CH)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 000313
- Título
- Lucina Sine Concubitu.
- Autor
- Johnson, Abraham [i.e. Hill, John]
- Estado del libro
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- 1
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- Editorial
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Waltham St Larence
- Fecha de publicación
- 1930
- Peso
- 0.33 libras
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Private Press; Literature;
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Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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Zurich
Sobre Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
At Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints we believe that rare books are an important part of our cultural, natural and intellectual heritage that should be preserved and appreciated. Masterpieces of art that become an impressive experience not only through their content, but also through their form, material, design and printing. That is why we attach great importance to the authenticity and genuineness of the objects we offer. We are passionate about printed materials from the past five hundred years, that narrate the tale of exploration, discovery and shaping of our world.
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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....
- 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. ...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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