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She Stoops to Conquer. A Comedy By Dr. Goldsmith with Drawings By Edwin A. Abbey
by Goldsmith, Oliver. Illustrated By Edwin A. Abbey. Introduction By Austin Dobson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1887. First edition with the Abbey illustrations, 1887. Externally fair to good, internally very good. Deluxe edition, 14.75" tall, bound in full leather and illustrated with tissue protected plates printed against a tan background, additional drawings throughout the text. Full tan calf leather lettered and extensively decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, brown endpapers speckled with gilt, attached ribbon bookmark, 177 pages. Considerable edge rubbing and chipping, including the spine ends, but with little loss of gilt printing or designs, two narrow areas with leather surface peeled on rear cover, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, bookplate of Mary Stull Studebaker, wife of the car company's co-founder J. M. Studebaker, on the front pastedown, gift card to Mrs. J.M. Studebaker from Mr. Frederick S. Fish laid in loosely at the front.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033110
- Title
- She Stoops to Conquer. A Comedy By Dr. Goldsmith with Drawings By Edwin A. Abbey
- Author
- Goldsmith, Oliver. Illustrated By Edwin A. Abbey. Introduction By Austin Dobson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Size
- Folio - 12" - 15" Tal
- Keywords
- SPECIAL EDITIONS PLAYS CLASSIC LEATHER BINDING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Literature, Poetry, Literary History; Fine Bindings, Distinctive Press, Early Printing;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
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About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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