Libanus press samuel butler (3 Ergebnisse)
Verlag: Crown 8vo, [20]pp., Libanus Press, Marlborough, 1987. 1987
- Softcover
- Erstausgabe
Anbieter: Collinge & Clark, London, , Vereinigtes KönigreichCollinge & Clark
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EUR 35,60
EUR 18,03 VersandVersand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 475 copies set in Bell type and printed in black (the engravings in reddish-brown) on Amatruda paper. Sewn into overlapping Fabriano paper wrappers printed in black on the front. A near fine copy. The first edition of an entertaining essay about books: not the reading, writing, or c…ollecting of them but how useful a big book was to the author in allowing him to build up a sloping desk for himself in the British Museum where all around were condemned to work on flat table tops.
Verlag: Marlborough, Libanus Press 1987. 1987
- Softcover
Anbieter: Adam Mills Rare Books, Cambridge, , Vereinigtes KönigreichAdam Mills Rare Books
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EUR 33,23
EUR 28,81 VersandVersand von Vereinigtes Königreich nach USAAnzahl: 1 verfügbar
Striking dark plum-coloured wrappers titled in black. Narrow 8vo, c.pp20, neat little owner's booklabel on endpaper, a fine copy. With 3 wood engravings printed in dark plum by Phillida Gili. Very attractive. Edition Limited to 475 copies printed on ivory Amatruda paper. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click… the link Ask Bookseller A Question.
Weitere BilderVerlag: Libanus Press, Marlborough 1987
- Softcover
Anbieter: SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS, ABA, ILAB, LONDON, , Vereinigtes KönigreichSOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS, ABA, ILAB
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EUR 47,47
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One of 475 copies. 3 wood engravings by Phillida Gili printed in sanguine. Printed in Monotype Bell on Amatruda paper, the cover paper is Fabriano Roma. Pp. [20]. Small 8vo., [13.5 x 20.5 cms], russet paper wrappers, black titles to upper cover, lower edge uncut. Slightly creased at edges, touch of fading to spine, otherwise fin…e. Samuel Butler's digressive and eccentric essay recounting his visits to the British Museum and its lack of sloping desks â" upon which he needs in order to write â" and his subsequent use of a book as the required support.
