Salt-Water Ballads.
de MASEFIELD, John
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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Grant Richards, London., 1902. First edition. Octavo. pp xvi, 112. Blue buckram covers. Top edge gilt. The author's first book. On the front pastedown is the impressively elaborate bookplate, designed by Sidney L. Smith, of the Boston banker Frank Brewer Bemis (1861-1935) who amassed a major collection of American and British literature.Loosely inserted is an original post-card sized watercolour by the author, and initialled by him, showing a three-master in full sail.Contemporary (1904) ownership signature (not Bemis's) on front free endpaper. Endpapers tanned. Very good indeed. In cloth chemise and slipcase of half teal morocco with raised bands and gilt rules, cloth sides.
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- Título
- Salt-Water Ballads.
- Autor
- MASEFIELD, John
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- Editorial
- Grant Richards, London.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1902
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
