- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used





Seller: Besleys Books PBFA, Diss, United KingdomBesleys Books PBFA
AbeBooks seller since September 29, 1999
Association member: PBFA
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 552.46
Quantity: 1 available
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Hardback, hand bound by George Perceval in quarter red morocco with gilt lettering, red cloth boards with gilt flower design, top edge gilt, complete with acetate dustjacket and marbled paper-covered slipcase.1990 First edition. 28.5 x 23.5 cms. Printed by Will Carter at the Rampant Lion Press, Limited edition, number 15 of 95 signed by the author/artist. 7 double-page and 2 single-page tissue-guarded colour illustrations by the author. The Illustrations are "hand made from copper plates, worked by deep etching and aquatint. The colours are printed in intaglio and relief and additional colour is applied to some pages by wash". With it loosely inserted : "J. G. Lubbock : exhibition to celebrate the publication of Love for the Earth, 24th May 1990." 4pp, containing two loose original photographs and one loose folding plate. An excellent copy.
Seller Inventory # 93GTRD6X24
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Love for the Earth
- Author
- Lubbock, J.G.
- Publisher
- Bertram Rota, London
- Publication year
- 1990
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Artist
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Private Press and Limited Editions
Besleys Books PBFA
Diss, United Kingdom
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 15 to 60 business days | 5 to 30 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 24.14 | US$ 33.52 |
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- Paypal
Store description
www.besleysbooks.com info@besleysbooks.com Proprietor Stephen Besley. Besleys Books has traded in Norfolk and Suffolk since 1986. We now no longer have an open shop, but we issue catalogues and exhibit at book-fairs. We provide valuations for insurance and probate. We continually need to buy books, both important items and more general stock for shop and catalogues. We are members of the PFBA.
Specialty
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Besleys Books PBFA
United Kingdom
Terms of sale
Proprietor Stephen Besley.
email: info@besleysbooks.com
01502 715762
Besleys Books
IP22 4DN
United Kingdom
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