The Roadmender; Illustrated With Photographs by Will F. Taylor
by Fairless, Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Orig. three quarter green morocco and green cloth and marbled endpapers. Teg. Near fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1922. Hardcover. Orig. three quarter green morocco and green cloth and marbled endpapers. Teg. Near fine. 121 pages. 25.5 x 19.5 cm. Illustrated with 20 photographs, bound from the Edinburgh sheets. The philosophical musings of a rural English laborer: "The swift stride of civilization is leaving behind individual effort, and turning man into the Daemon of a machine." Book plate of John Michael Kauffmann, one of America's pioneering conservationists, also a diplomat, author philanthropist, bibliophile and angler. Raised bands, spine panels richly gilt in floral motifs.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23522
- Title
- The Roadmender; Illustrated With Photographs by Will F. Taylor
- Author
- Fairless, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. three quarter green morocco and green cloth and marbled endpapers. Teg. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
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ardsley, New York
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...