Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Leslie, Mrs. Frank. Illustrations by Lydia Francis Gwin (after Racinet)
Published by The Gast Art Press (The Gast Lith. and Eng. Co.), New York, 1890
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Paper pastedown on boards
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White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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4to. 12 by 9 inches. Unpaginated. Each chromolithographic plate is accompanied by two pages of text describing the epoch and the woman representing it. The women include a druidess, a Roman maid, a Saxon, a Norman, a "White Rose of York", one from the early Tudor period and one from the Elizabethan Age, a Puritan maiden, ones from the reigns of King Charles II, Queen Anne and George II and finally, a woman from Regency England. Clean and tight within, with the original decorative endpapers. Light soiling and edgewear to the binding. Tissue guards intact. Seller Inventory # 002734
Bibliographic Details
Title: Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Publisher: The Gast Art Press (The Gast Lith. and Eng. Co.), New York
Publication Date: 1890
Binding: Paper pastedown on boards
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition.
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Beautiful women of twelve epochs, by Mrs. Frank Leslie; water color facsimiles by Lydia Frances Gwin, after Racinet; monotint by F.J. Boston 1890 [Leather Bound]
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Hardcover
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 66. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1890 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 66. Seller Inventory # LB100153196705
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Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Published by
Gast Art Press, 1890
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Hardcover
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cloth. quarto, no pagination specified. Includes letter by Mrs. Leslie for invitation to a party. Very good copy, but for text split at front free endpaper verso hinge. Includes cover only of dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 2049419
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Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Published by
The Gast Art Press, New York, 1890
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Hardcover
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Unpaginated. 31 cm. Colour frontispiece and 11 other full-page colour illustrations. Brown cloth with gold impressing. Cornes bumped, small dents in lower edges. Spine faded with softened ends. Thumbing. Includes a Druidess, Roman Maid, Saxon, Norman, White Rose of York, Tudor, Elizabethan, Puritan, Restoration, Queen Anne, Georgian, Regency. Monotiny by F. J. Boston. Seller Inventory # 129274
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BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF TWELVE EPOCHS
Published by
GAST ART PRESS, NY, 1890
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: VG. LYDIA FRANCES GWIN (illustrator). First Edition. Seller Inventory # 032773
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Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Published by
The Gast Art Press, New York, 1890
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Dennis Holzman Antiques, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Boston, F. J. and Gwin, Lydia Frances (illustrator). Edition Unstated. Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Brief gift inscription on front free end paper. Green gilt stamped and illustrated cloth over boards, decorated end papers, illustrated with 12 water color facsimiles after Racinet by Lydia Frances Gwin, chromolithographed by The Gast Art Press, mono tint title page by F. J. Boston, pages not numbered, most of the chromolithographs have loose tissue guards. Covers soiled and stained, corners and spine ends bumped with wear, small circular stain on end papers up to the verso of the frontispiece (not affecting the frontispiece), many pages have fingers soil in margins, the loose tissue guards are often wrinkled, folded, and chipped, toned or soiled at edges. All the chromolithographs are present and in excellent condition with the exception of the frontispiece which has some finger soil in left blank margin and slightly into the image, one other image has a short line in bottom blank margin not affecting the image. Illustrator: Boston, F. J. and Gwin, Lydia Frances. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 12 oz. Category: Art & Design; Picture 2: Title page. Picture 3: Illustration. Picture 4: Frontispiece, note soil in left margin. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 011025. Seller Inventory # 011025
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Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Published by
The Gast Art Press, New York, 1890
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller, Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
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Original Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Francis Gwin (illustrator). First Edition. Very slightly worn along spine tips. Tissue guards in some cases slightly torn or folded. Overall a nice copy. Seller Inventory # 002477
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Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Published by
The Gast Art Press / The Gast Lithograph & Engraving Co. - New York, 1890
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Barberry Lane Booksellers, Bar Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Heavy brown pebbled leather with bright gilt titling and elaborate rays to front, along with facsimile signature of author in equally bright gilt to bottom front. Quarto-sized book is tight, square with minor rubbing to corners and spine. All edges bright gilt. Equally elaborate blind-stamped geometric pattern to rear. Attractive art-nouveau flower pattern endpapers. Still book Very Good on exterior, Near Fine or better on interior including the striking full color plates, all with tissue guards. Water color facsimiles by Lydia Frances Gwin after Racinet. Seller Inventory # blb08416
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Beautiful Women of Twelve Epochs
Published by
The Great Lith. & Eng. Co., New York, 1890
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on the front cover. 9 1/4 X 12 inches. 46 pages. Copy has 12 beautiful colored lithographs plates. All are complete. Corners are bumped and front and back covers are slightly soiled. Back cover is sunned across the top measuring 2 1/4 inches wide. The front cover is beginning to separate from binding, but is still intact. There is an inscription on the inside front cover that reads " A Christmas gift to Mabel from her Aunt Margaret Larson, Dec. 25th 1890." This beautiful copy clean and complete. Seller Inventory # 017056
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