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Randolph Caldecott
de Randolph Caldecott; Henry Blackburn
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- First
- Estado
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 1886. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Randolph Caldecott. A first edition copy of this profusely illustrated memoir of Randolph Caldecott's art career by Henry Blackburn The first edition of this work. The memoirs of Randolph Caldecott's early art career, written by Henry Blackburn. Profusely illustrated with one hundred and seventy two illustrations by Caldecott, a fair amount of which previously unpublished before. Caldecott's artistic abilities were recognised by the Royal Academy, and his work influenced children's books during the nineteenth century. In the original publisher's illustrated cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to front board and spine, and gilt to edges. Externally very smart, with slight shelfwear and bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Cloth to spine has slightly faded. Internally, hinges are slightly strained at the occasional page, otherwise binding is firm. Minor faint spotting to first and last few leaves, otherwise pages are generally bright and clean. Profusely illustrated Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 760A19
- Título
- Randolph Caldecott
- Autor
- Randolph Caldecott; Henry Blackburn
- Ilustrador
- Randolph Caldecott
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1886
- Tamaño
- 8.5" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- caldecott art illustrations first editions art career artists
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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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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
