The Surinam Album [Folio Society]
de Merian, Maria Sibylla; David Eccles [Design];
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good+ Clamshell Case
- Librería
-
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: The Folio Society, 2006. Limited Edition. Leather. Near Fine/Very Good+ Clamshell Case. Quarto. Maria Sibylla Merian. Like new book with very good+ solander box. The Folio Society, 2006. Copyright the Trustees of the British Museum, 2006. The plates in this facsimile edition of "The Surinam Album" have been reproduced by digital photography from the original album in the British Museum, London, and printed at Cambridge University Press on Furioso paper. The album has been hand-bound by Smith Settle, Yeadon, Yorkshire, using Merian Wove toned rag-content paper for the leaves, Nigerian goatskin leather for the spine, and cloth sides foil-blocked with a design by David Eccles based on Plate 38, the hawkmouth. The edition is limited to 1000 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society and 200 letters copies which are not for sale. This is copy no. 207. Green leather spine with black title label stamped in gold. Decorative cloth over boards. Book is like new - binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Artwork is unmarked and clean and remains bold and bright. Exterior looks like new. Clamshell case (a.k.a. solander box) has a few small bumps, otherwise also in great condition. Gift quality condition. Book is very large and heavy (weighs about 17 pounds without case; measures about 14 inches across by about 24 inches tall by about 3 inches deep without case). Also includes book of commentary by Julie Harvey (smaller green buckram-bound book), which fits in box along with the book of artwork. This book also in fine condition. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 297268
- Título
- The Surinam Album [Folio Society]
- Autor
- Merian, Maria Sibylla; David Eccles [Design];
- Ilustrador
- Maria Sibylla Merian
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good+ Clamshell Case
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Limited Edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Folio Society
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2006
- Tamaño
- Quarto
- Peso
- 21.88 libras
- Palabras clave
- stre500Strt900|223.850.523.800..12024.|Suriname
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The Book House in Dinkytown
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Sobre el vendedor
The Book House in Dinkytown
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sobre The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bumps
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...