1905 The Venture an Annual of Art and Literature Colour Plates

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Venture An Annual of Art and Literature Edmund Gosse, James A. Joyce; Arthur Symons; Alice Meynell etc 1905 John Baillie : London 10.5" by 8" 187pp. [6] SUMMARY The second issue of this scarce annual of art and literature, with work by James Joyce and Arthur Rackham. Colour Plates,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The second issue of this scarce annual. The first issue was published in 1903, with only two issues of this annual ever printed. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and twenty-three plates in both colour and monochrome, some tipped in. Collated complete. This annual provides a collection of literary works by a host of noted authors alongside beautiful illustrations by various artists. This issue was particularly important as it contains the first appearance in book form of James Joyce's work 'Two Songs'. This annual also includes artwork by the noted Arthur Rackham. CONDITION In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally sound with fading, heaviest to the spine, marks to the boards, joints tender, loss to the spine, a closed tear to the tail of the spine and front joint with spine lifting to the tail, damp staining to the corners to the tails of the boards, a slight lean and bumping to the extremities of the boards. Front hinge starting with age toning to the endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound with strain in places. Pages lightly age toned with scattered spotting to the front and rear. Past owner's signature dated 1904 to the front blank. Overall Condition: Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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