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Title
On the Truth
of
Decorative Art
A Dialogue
Between an Oriental and an Occidental
by
Lionel De Fonseka
[Rare First Edition – Reverse Calf Binding]
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Author
Lionel De Fonseka
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Year of Publication
1912
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Publisher
London: Greening & Co. Ltd.
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For
full description see below - after all photographs
Description:
London: Greening & Co. Ltd., 1912, First Edition.
Full reverse calf leather binding (with a suede feel to the leather) with gilt titles to the spine, black filet to the boards. Bound or owned by F Ethel Falk with a gilt stamp to the top of the front paste down.
A pretty volume, from the library of Robin de Beaumont, with his bookplate and notes in pencil to the front end paper.
Scarce volume.
Pagination: [vi], 134pp.
Provenance: from the private library of Robin de Beaumont.
Approximately 7 ¾ inches tall (19.7cm).
Condition Report
Externally
- Spine – very good condition – gilt titles and black filet to compartments, minor wear.
- Joints – very good condition – gently rubbed and worn.
- Corners – very good condition – rubbed and worn.
- Boards – very good condition – elegant gilt titled boards.
- Page edges – good condition – gilt top edge darkened, others tanned.
- See above and photos.
Internally
- Hinges – very good condition – sound.
- Paste downs – good condition – brown paper, leather black embossed line turn-ins, gilt name to the top of the front paste down, de Beaumont assumed the binder).
- End papers – good condition – brown end papers.
- Title – good condition – tanned.
- Pages – good condition – pages are tanned.
- Binding – very good condition – attractive binding.
- See photos.
Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1912
Binding: Hardback
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