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Herod: A Tragedy
by Phillips, Stephen
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
John Lane, 65. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good. A very good copy in an attractive fine binding of the period. Bound in full brown morocco, spine with raised bands and flower-and-leaf tooling in gilt and blind, inner dentelles tooled in gilt and blind with floral and Christian motifs, all edges gilt (some rubbing to binding; offset to endpapers). Egyptian-themed bookplate of A. A. Piggot.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 600360
- Title
- Herod: A Tragedy
- Author
- Phillips, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Date Published
- 65
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Arundel Books of Seattle
7-day return only if not as described (you must notify us immediately on upon receipt of any problem). We pack carefully.
About the Seller
Arundel Books of Seattle
Biblio member since 2005
Seattle, Washington
About Arundel Books of Seattle
Arundel Books stunning new store is located in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square, and has an eclectic stock that will satisfy both the avid reader and discriminating collector.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....
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