Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop
by Thomas Bewick
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Ballantyne, Hanson & Co, 1879. Edition De Luxe. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BOUND IN FULL VELLUM WITH TITLE AND ILLUSTRATION TO FRONT COVER, BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE TO SPINE. SOME LIGHT SOILING TO LEATHER, SLIGHT BOUGH TO BOARDS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED BY BEWICK, 384 PAGES, LARGE BINDING MEASURES 11.5"x9.25" (4to). LIMITED EDITION DELUXE PRINTED ON WHATMAN PAPER FROM THE ORIGINAL WOOD ENGRAVINGS #3 OF 100 COPIES. A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE BOOK.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202571879367
- Title
- Bewick's Select Fables of Aesop
- Author
- Thomas Bewick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition De Luxe
- Publisher
- Ballantyne, Hanson & Co
- Date Published
- 1879
- Keywords
- LEATHER, ILLUSTRATED, VELLUM, NUMBERED, LIMITED, EDITION
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About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
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Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....