Laudes Creaturarum
by [Francis, Saint]; Arnold, Matthew (Trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Doves Press, 1910. [10]p, original goat by the Doves Bindery, raised bands, spine in six panels, author in gilt to second panel, a.e.g. Very slightly rubbed to extremities, but generally bright externally. Inscription erased to foot of colophon page leaving a light stain, otherwise internally bright and clean. One of two hundred and fifty copies on paper, with another twelve on vellum. Printed in red and black throughout, alternately in English and Italian. Actually published in January 1911. Tidcombe DP23; Tomkinson 25; Franklin, page 273. First Edition. Hardback. Good+. 16mo. Private Press.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001536
- Title
- Laudes Creaturarum
- Author
- [Francis, Saint]; Arnold, Matthew (Trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Doves Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 16mo
- Keywords
- Doves Press, Private Press, Saint Francis
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...