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KATE GREENAWAY
by Spielmann, M.H.; Layard, G.S
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
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About This Item
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. Near fine.. Signed limited first edition, one of 50 unnumbered copies for presentation, signed by John Greenaway and additionally signed by a woman for whom Greenaway wrote a story that is collected in this book, with an original sketch by Greenaway bound in. This copy is signed not only by Greenaway's brother, but by Violet Severn (whose mother was the adopted daughter of John Ruskin). On page 140 is a facsimile of a story written by Greenaway for Severn. Severn gave special permission for the story to be produced for this edition. The included sketch is of a little girl wearing a hat, and gazing down. A lovely association copy of an important book for any Greenaway collector. Quarto. 10.25'' x 8''. Original white cloth, lettered in gilt with pictorial blind-stamping. Top edge gilt, color pictorial endpapers, red silk ribbon marker. Illustrated with more than 50 color plates and many black-and-white images. xx, 301, [1] pages. Original sketch matted and bound in, with John Greenaway's signature of authenticity. Some light marginal soiling around matting. Verso of frontispiece and a number of tissue guards somewhat foxed. Boards only faintly soiled.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18428
- Title
- KATE GREENAWAY
- Author
- Spielmann, M.H.; Layard, G.S
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Adam and Charles Black
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- Limited Edition,20th century,Biography & Memoir,English & British,Golden Age
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- 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...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
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