Gesta Romanorum
Various, Charles Swan (Translated by), E.A. Baker - D.Litt. (With a Preface by).
From dC&A Books, Crockett, CA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 01 April 2009
From dC&A Books, Crockett, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 01 April 2009
About this Item
472 p. 8vo. N.D. (circa 1905). 3/4 Red leather hardcovers, red marble covered boards with matched endpapers and leather end caps, 5 raised bands over spine, gilt stamped/embossed title/decoration, gilt upper edges over cut fore-edge and bottom, gray/antique white headbands, beautifully bound by "James MacDonald Company - New York City" (stamped at top left edge of front-free endpaper). Measures: 1.5 W x 6 D x 8.75 H inches. About the work: Invented by the monks as a fire-side recreation and commonly applied in their discourses from the pulpit whence the most celebrated of our own poets and others have extracted their plots. About the Binder: N.Y. James MacDonald was a Scottish bookbinder who came to the United States in 1873. He worked with the famous American binder William Matthews and then established his own binding business in New York in 1880. His listing in the New York Times Book Review described the company as the Finest equipped bindery in America; (Purchaser of the Club Bindery ). Special bindings for collectors. Extra fine binding for private libraries. Solander and slip cases of every description. (November 5, 1922). CONDITION NOTES: Very good; light wear not commensurate with age and use; e.g. extremities wear (hinges appear strong, internal boards exposed at a corner tips), bright and clean text pages - light-age toned, tight square binding. A beautiful copy. Seller Inventory # 002581
Bibliographic Details
Title: Gesta Romanorum
Publisher: George Routledge & Sons LTD.
Publication Date: 1905
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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