What the Birds Did at Hazel's Orchard
de Eichenberg, Eduard
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Fine/Near Fine
- Librería
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Walnut Creek, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
San Francisco: Printed for John F. Newbegin by John Henry Nash, 1916. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. One of 2000 copies, duodecimo size, 82 pp. A charming fable of a young girl's adventures with the birds found in her grandmother's orchard, this book is an early publication from John Henry Nash (1871-1947) under his own imprint; a San Francisco-based printer of fine press books and numerous broadsides and ephemera, Nash worked for Stanley-Taylor Co. until 1901 and Tomoye Press from 1903 to 1911, before founding his own firm in 1916, which remained in business until 1938. Nash's work is known for superb typographical design and attention to materials, particularly the paper used for binding and printing.
___DESCRIPTION: Quarter light green cloth with grey-green paper boards, floral border, lettering, and ornament in dark green on the front board, frontispiece a black-and-white illustration of a bird in a tree inside a floral border, title page with same floral border in black, decorative headpieces with floral and people motifs in black throughout; Caslon type, Manila paper, duodecimo size (7.75" by 5.25"), pagination: [i-vi] 1-76, one of 2000 copies printed for John F. Newbegin, unnumbered. In a grey-green paper dust jacket with wide dark green floral border, lettering, and ornament on the front panel; the dust jacket is unclipped, but there is no printed price.
___CONDITION: Volume is fine, with clean boards, straight corners with no rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a small, light spot of soiling to the title page, else fine. The dust jacket is near fine, unclipped, clean, light edge wear to the head and tail of the spine and corners, and along the top edge, with a small chip to the rear edge of the spine, light sunning to the spine.
___CITATION: O'Day, p. 2, listing this as the third book printed by Nash under his own imprint.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
___DESCRIPTION: Quarter light green cloth with grey-green paper boards, floral border, lettering, and ornament in dark green on the front board, frontispiece a black-and-white illustration of a bird in a tree inside a floral border, title page with same floral border in black, decorative headpieces with floral and people motifs in black throughout; Caslon type, Manila paper, duodecimo size (7.75" by 5.25"), pagination: [i-vi] 1-76, one of 2000 copies printed for John F. Newbegin, unnumbered. In a grey-green paper dust jacket with wide dark green floral border, lettering, and ornament on the front panel; the dust jacket is unclipped, but there is no printed price.
___CONDITION: Volume is fine, with clean boards, straight corners with no rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a small, light spot of soiling to the title page, else fine. The dust jacket is near fine, unclipped, clean, light edge wear to the head and tail of the spine and corners, and along the top edge, with a small chip to the rear edge of the spine, light sunning to the spine.
___CITATION: O'Day, p. 2, listing this as the third book printed by Nash under his own imprint.
___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.
___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Swan's Fine Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- SB2718
- Título
- What the Birds Did at Hazel's Orchard
- Autor
- Eichenberg, Eduard
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- Limited Edition
- Editorial
- Printed for John F. Newbegin by John Henry Nash
- Lugar de publicación
- San Francisco
- Fecha de publicación
- 1916
- Palabras clave
- Fine Press, John Henry Nash, Children's Literature, Fable, Fantasy, Birds, Young Adult
Términos de venta
Swan's Fine Books
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Sobre el vendedor
Swan's Fine Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2017
Walnut Creek, California
Sobre Swan's Fine Books
Swan's Fine Books specializes in Fine Press, Illustrated Books, and Books About Books. We also carry a wide array of general antiquarian stock and recently acquired a very nice collection of modern lit. Enjoy browsing our web site and visit our brick-and-mortar shop if you are in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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