Bitter Lemons. [First Book Society Edition]. IN FULL MOROCCO
de DURRELL Lawrence
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Ver descripción
- Librería
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
Faber,, [1957]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with title-vignette, plates and illustrations in the text; handsomely bound in green full morocco, sides with gilt frame border, back with raised bands ruled in gilt, second and fourth compartments lettered and ruled in gilt, all other compartments tooled in gilt with a floral device, gilt top, hand-made endpapers, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Published simultaneously with the first edition. Elegant copy of Durrell's engaging account of his years in Cyprus during the troubled years of 1953-56. It is a wonderful study of moods and atmospheres; the house-buying episode is justly regarded as a comic masterpiece.
Sinopsis
Bitter Lemons is an autobiographical work by writer Lawrence Durrell, describing the three years (1953-1956) he spent on the island of Cyprus. The book was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize for 1957, the second year the Prize was awarded.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Island Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 33447
- Título
- Bitter Lemons. [First Book Society Edition]. IN FULL MOROCCO
- Autor
- DURRELL Lawrence
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Faber,
- Fecha de publicación
- [1957]
- Palabras clave
- modern first editions, modern firsts, durrell, lawrence durrell, cyprus, kyrenia, bellapaix
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Sobre el vendedor
Island Books
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Thakeham, West Sussex
Sobre Island Books
Fine and Rare Books at the foot of the South Downs
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
