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Where Flies the Flag
de Henry Harbour
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 233.57EUR 210.21
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Sobre este artículo
London: Collins' Clear-Type Press, c1914. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Arthur Rackham . A scarce edition of this novel by Henry Harbour, with a rare coloured frontispiece by Arthur Rackham, the famed book illustrator. Later edition. First published in 1904 under the same publisher. A scarce edition of this work with a rare alternative, vibrantly coloured frontispiece by the celebrated illustrator, Arthur Rackham. This edition also includes monochrome versions of the original illustrations from the first edition, with the original frontispiece now in the text. Illustrated with the rare colour frontispiece and title page with colour vignette of a flag and six monochrome plates by Rackham. Collated complete. This adventure novel was written by Henry Harbour and beautifully illustrated by the famed Arthur Rackham. Rackham was one of the leading book illustrators from his era and is best known for works such as 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' and 'Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm'.In the publisher's original decorative cloth.Undated, dated by the adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original decorative cloth. Externally excellent with a very minor lean and light shelf wear and minimal rubbing to the pictorial design to the spine. Lacking front free endpaper with offsetting to the rear. Internally firmly bound with occasional light spotting, heavier to the front with slight offsetting to the half title. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 896Z13
- Título
- Where Flies the Flag
- Autor
- Henry Harbour
- Ilustrador
- Arthur Rackham
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- c1914
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Arthur Rackham Henry Harbour Colour Plates Illustrated Henry Harbour
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
