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The Grecian Enchanted.
by GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS: HARTNOLL, Phyllis; WRIGHT, John Buckland (illus.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
[Waltham St Lawrence:] The Golden Cockerel Press,, 1952. First edition, limited issue, number 164 of 360 copies. This short romantic tale is the only novel written by the eminent theatre historian, playwright, and poet Phyllis Hartnoll (1906-1997). John Buckland Wright (1897-1954), a long-term collaborator with Christopher Sandford of the Golden Cockerel Press, supplied the illustrations. As was typical of Wright's art, most of the plates "depict partly clad or nude female figures, and show the engraver's delight - perhaps even obsession with - the lines and curves of a woman's body" (ODNB). Tall quarto. Original pink and grey-blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, gilt fighting cockerel design to front board, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Aquatint frontispiece and 6 similar plates with tissue guards after John Buckland Wright, illustrated title page printed in pink, green, and black. A couple of small marks to boards. A near-fine copy. Cock-A-Hoop 189.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 170369
- Title
- The Grecian Enchanted.
- Author
- GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS: HARTNOLL, Phyllis; WRIGHT, John Buckland (illus.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- [Waltham St Lawrence:] The Golden Cockerel Press,
- Date Published
- 1952
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
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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...
- 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...
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