Bird of Paradise.
by LEVERSON, Ada
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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LONDON, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Grant Richards, London., 1914. First edition. Octavo. 316 pages. Colour, tissue-guarded frontispiece by Ilbery Lynch. Four pages of adverts at rear. Red cloth decorated in gilt and blind. A novel by the woman Oscar Wilde called Sphinx.Small snags to head and tail of spine. Spine slightly faded and with a small ink spot. Very good. All her novels are scarce, especially in presentable condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LEVERSON010718
- Title
- Bird of Paradise.
- Author
- LEVERSON, Ada
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grant Richards, London.
- Date Published
- 1914
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About the Seller
Peter Ellis bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
LONDON
About Peter Ellis bookseller
A shop in one of the last remaining bookselling enclaves of London, with a carefully selected stock of modern first editions, art and illustrated books, travel literature and other subjects. Known for books in fine condition.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- 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...