A Year of Birds
by Murdoch, Iris
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
(Wiltshire, England): Compton Press, 1978. Stone, Reynolds. Two octavo volumes. (14); (12)ff. First edition. One of fifty copies signed by both Murdoch and Stone and accompanied by a full set of numbered and initialed artist's proofs of the engravings. Twelve of Murdoch's short poems, each one titled after a month of the year and illustrated by a Stone engraving. Mild abrasions to corners, else fine in cloth-backed marbled boards, gilt lettered on the spine. The extra suite of engravings, each individually matted, is housed in a cloth drop-back box, also lettered in gilt on the spine. The whole is enclosed in a matching marbled slipcase. T.e.g.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31273
- Title
- A Year of Birds
- Author
- Murdoch, Iris
- Illustrator
- Stone, Reynolds
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Compton Press
- Place of Publication
- (Wiltshire, England)
- Date Published
- 1978
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Illustrated Books;
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
- ...