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Notes On My Books
de Conrad, Joseph
- Usado
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Gray boards with Japanese vellum spine that has title label pasted down, some minor soiling along spine, the spare title label i
- Librería
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New York, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: William Heinemann, 1921. First English edition (first American edition, English issue), limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Conrad, this copy being 97. 178 pp. 8vo. Gray boards with Japanese vellum spine that has title label pasted down, some minor soiling along spine, the spare title label is tipped in at the back; light toning but overall a near fine copy in red cloth board clamshell box with red morocco spine that has gilt title on it. First English edition (first American edition, English issue), limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Conrad, this copy being 97. 178 pp. 8vo. SIGNED and numbered Conrad title. This English edition was actually printed in the U.S. Doubleday Page produced 500 copies, sending half of them to Heinemann for the English edition. This little-known Conrad title consists of the prefaces that he wrote, generally for the Dent editions of 1917 and for the "Sun-Dial" edition of his works. Of his limited-signed editions, this is one with the fewest copies. Supino B3.4.0
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- Librería
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 346886
- Título
- Notes On My Books
- Autor
- Conrad, Joseph
- Formato/Encuadernación
- 178 pp. 8vo
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Gray boards with Japanese vellum spine that has title label pasted down, some minor soiling along spine, the spare title label i
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First English edition (first American edition, English issue), l
- Editorial
- William Heinemann
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1921
- Palabras clave
- British | Joseph Conrad
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Literature;
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- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
