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Angel Pavement
de J. B. Priestley
- Usado
- Bien
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Bien
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: William Heinemann, 1930. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". None. A rebound new impression edition of 'Angel Pavement'. Rebound in a blue crushed calf binding, with gilt detailing to the front board and spine. Featuring an ink inscription to free-endpaper: 'To Mabel, With Devoted Love, From Albert Christmas 1930' J. B. Priestley (John Boynton Priestley) was an English novelist, script writer, broadcaster and playwright, best known for his play 'An Inspector Calls' (1945). 'Angel Pavement' was first published in 1930 after the success of Priestley's 1929 novel 'The Good Companions', and all editions feature a dedication to C.S. Evans, Priestley's editor at Heinemann. In a blue crushed morocco binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbed to extremities. Rubbed to head and tail of spine, resulting in small loss to leather at head and spine. Faded to spine. Attractive coloured endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and very clean, with spotting only to the fore edge and first and last few pages. Creasing to upper extremity of page 133/134. Good
Sinopsis
Angel Pavement is a novel by J. B. Priestley, published in 1930 after the enormous success of The Good Companions. It is often paired with An English Journey (1934). It is a social panorama of the city of London, seen largely through the eyes of the employees of the firm Twigg & Dersingham, on the first floor of No. 8, Angel Pavement.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 609M18
- Título
- Angel Pavement
- Autor
- J. B. Priestley
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bien
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William Heinemann
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1930
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Pavement Angel Priestley Great Depression Angel
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
