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Fourteen Wood Engravings.
by Gibbings, Robert
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Zurich, Switzerland
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About This Item
14 beautiful woodcuts by the master of the modern wood engraving revival in Britain.
Description: Original yellow printed wrappers, sewn as issued, untrimmed. Folio: 34 × 24 cm. Title with woodcut vignette, small woodcut on following text page, 14 full-page woodcuts (recto only) with printed captions, printed colophon on last leaf verso. Printed on Batchelor handmade paper.
Inserted: The Orient Line compliments slip laid-in.
Ref.: Cave/Manson 86A
Condition: Covers slightly soiled, torn at spine fold (approx. 7 cm). Otherwise a near fine copy.
Notes: Gibbings produced this woodcuts for the Orient Line Shipping Company as "quids for their quo of hospitality" (Cave/Manson). Based on drawings he had made on his cruise around the Caribbean islands, and on his previous voyage to Tahiti. One of only a few commissions for other publishers that Gibbings undertook.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
(CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000286
- Title
- Fourteen Wood Engravings.
- Author
- Gibbings, Robert
- Illustrator
- Gibbings, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- Waltham St Lawrence
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.49 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press; Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
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About the Seller
Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
Biblio member since 2024
Zurich
About Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints
At Georg Schneebeli :: Rare Books & Prints we believe that rare books are an important part of our cultural, natural and intellectual heritage that should be preserved and appreciated. Masterpieces of art that become an impressive experience not only through their content, but also through their form, material, design and printing. That is why we attach great importance to the authenticity and genuineness of the objects we offer. We are passionate about printed materials from the past five hundred years, that narrate the tale of exploration, discovery and shaping of our world.
Glossary
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
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