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TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. Rendered into Modern English Verse by George Philp Krapp. [SIGNED by the book's designer GEORGE W. JONES].
by (Jones, George W.) Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: The Limited Editions Club, 1939., 1939.. Very good. - Small folio, 12 inches by 7-3/4 inches. Bound in light green boards featuring a coat of arms on the front board backed with a white buckram spine titled in black. In the original glassine dust wrapper and a light green slipcase titled in black on its spine. The slipcase is slightly soiled with a black crayon stain to the case's rear panel. (xxi) & 309 pages plus the colophon, illustrated with a black & white frontispiece, an extra double-page title with illuminated color initials, and five illuminated color initials at the chapter heads. Near fine in a very good slipcase.
The colophon reads: "Of this book fifteen hundred copies have been made for the Members of The Limited Editions Club; the book was printed for George W. Jones, from the Linotype Granjon designed by him, at The Fanfare Press, London. This copy is number 213." SIGNED by GEORGE W. JONES, the book's designer.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97733
- Title
- TROILUS AND CRESSIDA. Rendered into Modern English Verse by George Philp Krapp. [SIGNED by the book's designer GEORGE W. JONES].
- Author
- (Jones, George W.) Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Limited Editions Club, 1939.
- Date Published
- 1939.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATED; GEOFFREY CHAUCER; TROILUS AND CRESSIDA; GEORGE W. JONES; SIGNED; LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB; CLASSICS; THE FANFARE PRESS; LIMITED EDITION; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; ILLUMINATED INITIALS; COLOR INITIALS; COLOR TITLE PAGE; GEORGE PHILIP KRAPP; TRANSLATI
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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,...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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