The Life of Saint David
by Ernest Rhys editor
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Newtown: Gregynog Press, 1927. First Edition. vellum. fine/fine. 4° (252 x 190mm). Half title, Poliphilus type on Batchelor hand-made paper, 41pp. Limited to 175 copies and scarce in trade. Printed in blue and black with red initial letters and red paragraph marks drawn by Horace Walter Bray. Illustrated with 25 small, figural wood engravings by Robert Ashwin Maynard and Bray, all beautifully handcolored. Bound in full vellum with gilt-stamped spine. Top edge gilt. Attractively housed in a morocco-backed marbled chemise, with matching slipcase. A fine copy of one of the most beautiful books by Gregynog Press. (Harrop 7)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4288
- Title
- The Life of Saint David
- Author
- Ernest Rhys editor
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gregynog Press
- Place of Publication
- Newtown
- Date Published
- 1927
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...