WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS
Published by William Heinemann & Doubleday Page, London and New York, 1925
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
AbeBooks seller since September 8, 2020
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 1,250.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Signed limited edition of this tale of urban dogs by the revered journalist and author of THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP - one of only 100 numbered copies for the United States signed by both Rackham and Morley. The characters in the story are all humanized dogs, starring Gissing and his Japanese Butler, a pug named Fuji. Unlike this American issue, the British issue is signed only by Rackham. Scarce, especially in the original slipcase. 11'' x 8''. Original quarter cloth, patterned metallic paper boards, paper spine label with limitation number in ink (matching the number on the limitation page). Illustrated by Rackham with 4 beautiful and unusual color plates plus 16 fanciful line drawings in addition to a pictorial title page and pictorial endpapers. 227, [1] pages. Good slipcase worn and repaired at edges. Book fine.
Seller Inventory # 16502
Bibliographic details
- Title
- WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS
- Author
- Morley, Christopher; Rackham, Arthur
- Publisher
- William Heinemann & Doubleday Page, London and New York
- Publication year
- 1925
- Condition
- Overall near fine.
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Dimensions
- 11'' x 8''.
- Seller catalogs
- Golden Age
Type Punch Matrix
Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures. …
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Type Punch Matrix Inc.
1111 East West Highway, Suite 300
Silver Spring, MD U.S.A. 20910
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