edited introduction bernard devoto (4 Ergebnisse)

Full leather. Zustand: Fine. Thomas Hart Benton (illustrator). Collector's Edition, 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Gilt-stamped brown leather, all edges gilt, salmon endpapers, bound-in ribbon marker, 8vo, 396 pp., color frontis., illus. in one color. Slight sunning to endpapers.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. Unread mint condition collectible copy. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written collection. Beautifully bound in brown genuine leather with 22kt gold inlaid accents on spine and front and back covers. Pages are sewn in between heavy-duty binding boards and have gilt edges on all three sides. Frontispiece full color portrait of author. Eighty-seven illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. Introduction by Bernard DeVoto. Text is printed on sturdy, acid-neutral archival quality paper specially milled for this collection that conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American National Standards Institute that will resist yellowing, aging, and tearing. Gorgeous moire end pages and a satin-ribbon page marker. No markings or other defects noted. Providing superior service since 2001. Dropshippers heartily welcomed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 1st Edition. Orange clothbound with dustjacket. Exterior cloth is very clean and sqauare, without flaw. Dj has rough edges with numeorus small cracks and curling. Dj spine is sun-discolored but legible and clear, with tape repairs. Body of dj is intact and clear. Interior is very clean with prior owners name in neat print on fep. Text is unmarked, and binding is tight and strong with two places where book has been flexed fully open and so, while all pages are securely bound, at page45 and 333 they protrude out slightly from the rest at the fore edge because the binding has been stretched at those two points. Book is highly usable for reading and display. Satisfaction guarenteed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1922 First Edition with ("K-P on copyright page). Original dust jacket has been protected by a special clear mylar covering; it is in excellent condition. The book itself is also in very good condition. The book does have the former owner's name in ink on the inside front end paper, but it is mostly hidden under the dust jacket. Nice deckled page edges. Octavo. 402 pages. Bound in original terra-cotta cloth. One of only 7,000 copies printed. Gift Worthy. (BR) Box 154.