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A SONG OF THE ENGLISH [Signed]
by Kipling, Rudyard; Robinson, W. Heath [Illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, unpaginated. In Very Good condition. Bound in white vellum with gilt lettering and gilt, green, and red vignettes on front board and spine. Thirty tipped-in color plates with green decorative border and printed tissue-guards, including frontispiece. Ties missing. Top edge gilt; fore edge and lower edge uncut. This edition is limited to five hundred copies, signed by the artist and numbered, of which this is number 75. Foxing throughout, not impacting color plates. Bookplate belonging to Jacobi R. W. Robinson on inside front board. Boards curving, as is typical of vellum. DC Consignment. Shelved in Case 14. 1262601. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1262601
- Title
- A SONG OF THE ENGLISH [Signed]
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard; Robinson, W. Heath [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Illustrated Rare Books
Terms of Sale
Second Story Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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. ...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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...