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The Queen of Spades
by Pushkin, Alexander; translated by J. E. Pouterman an C. Bruerton
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Blackamore Press, Limited 1928. 4to.Illustrated. First Edition. 111 pp. Quarter vellum binding over brown boards with gilt lettering on boards and spine; inside original packaging with protective tissue paper. Top edge gilt. Engraved illustrations in colour throughout by A. Alexeieff and a preface by Prince D. Sviatopolk-Mirsky. The first edition of The Queen of Spades to contain a full English version of the text; number 228 of 250 copies printed on Rives vellum. Original packaging box is tattered with some panels detached. However, it has kept the book's binding firm, boards and spine very clean. Page edges untrimmed, but internally clean. A lovely copy in near fine condition. . Near Fine. Vellum Spine. First Edition in English. 1928.
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- Bookseller
- Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67098
- Title
- The Queen of Spades
- Author
- Pushkin, Alexander; translated by J. E. Pouterman an C. Bruerton
- Illustrator
- Alexeieff, A
- Format/Binding
- Vellum Spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition in English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Blackamore Press, Limited 1928
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 4to.Illustrated
- Keywords
- Russian,Russian Literature,Pushkin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
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Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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London, Greater London
About Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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- 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. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- First Edition
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