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Henry VIII
by Pollard, A.F
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Goupil & Company, 1902. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Limited edition of Henry the Eighth by Albert Frederick Pollard.. Folio, vii, 302pp. Three-quarter red morocco, red cloth boards. Double ruled gilt trim, top edge gilt. Five raised bands, gilt-trimmed compartments, title in gilt on spine. Marbled endpapers. Finely bound by Bayntun Riviere in Bath, England, with imprint along bottom of the front flyleaf. Solid text block, faint soiling to covers, touch of wear to corners and bottom edges. Faint splash mark to rear cover. Previous ownership bookplate of British Army Officer Arthur G. Soames affixed to front endpaper. Complete with 43 illustrated plates, with an additional two states of the frontispiece portrait of King Henry VIII; one monochrome and one in color. This copy is from the smaller limitation run, being one of 250 copies printed on Japanese paper, this is number CLXXXV (185). A nice example in a beautiful morocco binding.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15260
- Title
- Henry VIII
- Author
- Pollard, A.F
- Illustrator
- Limited edition of Henry the Eighth by Albert Frederick Pollard.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Goupil & Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1902
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- Bookplate
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- 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...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
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