Marpessa
by Stephen Phillips
- Used
- Near Fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€2,032.86€1,829.57
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Lane, 1901. Fine Binding. Near Fine. 5.5" by 4". Philip Connard. A finely bound copy of Stephen Phillips' poem 'Marpessa'. With floral gilt tooling to the front and rear board. Illustrated by Philip Connard. Connard was an eminent artist in oils and watercolours. He earned royal recognition from his works. Stephen Phillips was an English poet and dramatist. He enjoyed considerable popularity in his career. 'Marpessa' is one of his better known poems, which first appeared in his popular poetry anthology of 1897. This anthology earned Phillips the £100 prize offered by the Academy Newspaper for the best new book of its year. This poem is based on the granddaughter of Ares in Greek mythology, Marpessa of Aetolian. Binder's stamp to the rear pastedown, B.C.D. 1902. In a fine, full morocco binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 707L32
- Title
- Marpessa
- Author
- Stephen Phillips
- Illustrator
- Philip Connard
- Format/Binding
- Fine Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- 5.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- Poem Poetry Aeres Aetolian Poetry
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.