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Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
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First Edition. Hardback. Tall 8vo. Original publisher's quarter blue calf with decorated paper-covered boards, top edge gilt, others uncut. (ii), 57, (3) pages. Limited to 10000 numbered copies. This no.751). Contains four woodcuts by Robert Gibbings. Original publisher's quarter green morocco over red and beige printed boards (designed by Tirzah Garwood)lettered gilt at the spine.Top edge gilt, others uncut. Spine slightly tanned, slight rubbing o/w VG. loosely inserted is Golden Cockerels 4 page Spring 1931 list announcing (with illustatrations) Ravilious's 12th Night and Coppards Crotty Shinkwin. Seller Inventory # C92118
Title: HUNDREDTH STORY OF A.E. COPPARD.
Publisher: The Golden Cockerel Press,, Waltham Saint Lawrence,
Publication Date: 1931
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signedes
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). First Edition. 1st Printing. 1931. With illustrations by Robert Gibbings. Copy no. 466 of 1000. Green leather spine, paper covered boards, top page ends gold gilt. Nice Firm Clean copy ! All pages clean and bright! Has small bookplate. Also includes extra text 'Notice to Subscribers' which contains: ' .increased from 750 to 1000 copies.printed in the new Golden Cockerel fount.increased from Demy 8vo to Royal 8vo.leather binding substituted for the buckram.' 58 pages. Limitation page: 'This book, the first in 'Golden Cockerel' type, was printed by Robert and Moira Gibbings at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, and completed on the10th day of December, 1930. Compositors: A. H. Gibbs & F. Young. Pressman: A.C. Cooper. Cover paper designed by Tirzah Garwood. The edition is limited to 1,000 copies.' 6519. Seller Inventory # 119398