They Stooped to Folly: A Comedy of Morals. SIGNED
by Glasgow, Ellen (Eleanor Anderson Gholson Glasgow)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday Doran, Garden City,, 1929. 1st Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Old Colonial Edition" This copy bound copy in half Burgundy Morocco over burgundy boards.Gilt titles and raised bands.TEG. Bound by James Macdonald, New York. From the library at Mount Congreve, Ireland with the initials of the owner M.G.G (Margaret Gholson Glasgow) the wife of Ambrose Christian Congreve, in gilt on base of spine. Margaret was either a first cousin or an niece of the author. Authors signature on half title. Corners bumped. A lovely copy.SELLER SUPPLIED IMAGES.
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- Bookseller
- James Howell Rare Books (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000036
- Title
- They Stooped to Folly: A Comedy of Morals. SIGNED
- Author
- Glasgow, Ellen (Eleanor Anderson Gholson Glasgow)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran, Garden City,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 1.65 lbs
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About the Seller
James Howell Rare Books
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Dublin, Dublin
About James Howell Rare Books
James Howell Rare Books has been selling Rare, Antiquarian,Modern Firsts and Out of Print books since 2006.We are mainly an online business but we also exhibit at the monthly " Antique Fairs Ireland" fairs in Dublin.We are regular guest exhibitors at the Dublin P.B.F.A. fair held in Dublin each October.We have exhibited at the Etc Fairs in London We exhibit at the Dublin Horse Show (Antiques Hall) in August each year selling mostly equestrian books and prints.
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...
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...