The Mikado or The Town of Titipu
by GILBERT, SIR W. S. & FLINT, W. RUSSELL (Illus) & BROCK, CHARLES E. (Illus)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co. Limited 1928. First edition, super octavo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine & front board, gilt illus to front board, frontispiece, vi + 96pp, illus, VG (light bruising to upper front board corner, light rubbing to boards, owner's bookplate to f.e.p., light tanning to eps) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning, light rubbing)
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 188783
- Title
- The Mikado or The Town of Titipu
- Author
- GILBERT, SIR W. S. & FLINT, W. RUSSELL (Illus) & BROCK, CHARLES E. (Illus)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited 1928
- Keywords
- Sir WS Gilbert W Russell Flint Charles E Brock literature theatre drama play first edition
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...