Windless Sky [Fine Binding]
by Faulkner, Fritz
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1936. [Fine Binding]. Full dark blue morocco, raised bands, gilt title, gilt tooled & ruled spine, front and rear board and edges, gilt inner dentelles, a.e.g., (7.25 x 5 inches), 295 pages. Custom signed binding by Cuneo (Cuneo Fine Binding Studio), with gilt pallet signature, "Bound by Cuneo" on front lower dentelle. First Edition (1/1080 copies printed at Hogarth Press by Leonard and Virginia Woolf). Some light expected page toning, a clean, tight copy in a handsome custom fine binding. First Edition. Leather. Near Fine. Octavo.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006121
- Title
- Windless Sky [Fine Binding]
- Author
- Faulkner, Fritz
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Fine Binding; Cuneo Bindery; Hogarth Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bound Books;
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About the Seller
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...