- Bookseller: Aleph-Bet Books, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 15747
- Book condition: 1
- Illustrator: RACKHAM,ARTHUR
- Binding: Hardcover
- Date published: 1936
Book Description
1936. 1. (RACKHAM,ARTHUR)illus. PEER GYNT by Henrick Ibsen. Lond: Harrap (1936). 4to, full vellum decorated in gold, top edge gilt, some natural discoloration of vellum, small areas on ep darkened from offsetting else VERY FINE IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE (case soiled and rubbed some). LIMITED TO ONLY 460 COPIES SIGNED BY RACKHAM! Illustrated with pictorial endpapers, 12 color plates, plus numerous fanciful black and whites. A beautiful copy of a very scarce Rackham limited edition.
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top edge gilt : The top of the text block (the edges the pages that are visible when looking directly down at the top of a closed book) has been decorated with a gold-like finish.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
ep : When used to describe a book, the endpaper(s), The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
4to : Or quarto. A term used generally to describe the approximate size of a book, a book that is about 10" to 12" tall and roughly squarish in shape. The term is based on the size of paper traditionally used by book printers which has been folded and cut into 16 pages.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
vellum : A fine quality of parchment made from hide produced for binding or sometimes a writing surface. Sometimes used to describe paper which has been made to resemble true vellum.
