Mr. Chambers and Persephone: a tale; printed, with wood-engravings by Dorothea Braby
by Whitfield, Christopher, wood-engravings by Dorothea Braby
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1937. Hardcover. 62p., frontis, four illustrations, bookplate removal residue on front pastedown endpaper, good first unlimited edition in yellow cloth boards with gilt spine titles and top edge gilt. Romantic erotic fantasy based upon the legend of Persephone. Gorgeous erotic wood-engraved images.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 280188
- Title
- Mr. Chambers and Persephone: a tale; printed, with wood-engravings by Dorothea Braby
- Author
- Whitfield, Christopher, wood-engravings by Dorothea Braby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Golden Cockerel Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern first edition; 1930S; Illustrated books;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...