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Works
by BARRIE J. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
1929. Signed. BARRIE, J.M. The Works. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Fourteen volumes. Tall octavo, contemporary three-quarter blue morocco gilt, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, uncut and mostly unopened. $18,500.Limited “Peter Pan” Edition of Barrie’s Works, number 8 of 1030 sets produced, this set one of only 30 presentation copies signed by Barrie on the limitation page in Volume I.Contains the novels and stories, including Peter and Wendy and The Little White Bird, in which his immortal character Peter Pan first appears. Beautifully bound by Stikeman. A beautiful set in fine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bauman Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126030
- Title
- Works
- Author
- BARRIE J. M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1929
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Bauman Rare Books
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Unopened
- A state in which all or some of the pages of a book have not been separated from the adjacent pages, caused by a traditional...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
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