[Foster, Birket] of Thomas Hood
by Hood, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: E. Moxon, 1872. First Thus. First Thus. Large quarto. Original publisher's heavily gilt and stamped brown cloth with border designs over blue reilef panels, beveled boards. AEG. Tissue guarded woodcut illustrations throughout by Birket Foster. Expertly re-cased. About fine. A beautiful book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 557
- Title
- [Foster, Birket] of Thomas Hood
- Author
- Hood, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
Terms of Sale
Nudelman Rare Books
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...