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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
by Fox, John Jr
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931. Quarter vellum over blue patterned cloth boards, gilt title, top edge gilt, deckle edge, (11.25 x 8.75 inches). Limited First Edition (number 340 of 512 copies). SIGNED by illustrator N.C. Wyeth on limitation page. 322 pages; illustrated by 16 tipped-in, tissue-protected color plates including frontispiece and title page. A collectable and desirable copy of this noted Kentucky Civil War novel. Showing just light wear, corners are tight, interior is tight and bright. Signed. Limited First Edition. Vellum. Very Good. Illus. by N.C. Wyeth. Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005207
- Title
- The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
- Author
- Fox, John Jr
- Illustrator
- N.C. Wyeth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- N.C. Wyeth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
- Size
- Quarto
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About the Seller
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- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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. ...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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