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Fables
de T. F. Powys
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Chatto & Windus, 1929. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 9" by 6". Gilbert Spencer. A lovely first limited edition copy of this collection of fables by T. F. Powys, a wonderful collection inscribed by the author. Signed by the author to the limitation page.The first limited edition work, limited to 750 copies, of which this is numbered 169.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A collection of nineteen fables by T. F. Powys, including 'The Clout and the Pan', 'Mr. Pim and the Holy Crumb', 'The Withered Leaf and the Green', 'The Seaweed and the Cuckoo-Clock', 'The Ass and the Rabbit', and more.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three illustrations by Gilbert Spencer.Collated, complete.T. F. Powys is best remembered today for his allegorical novel 'Mr. Weston's Good Wine'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Only a couple of very light marks to the boards. Dust wrapper with minor edge wear, with one small chip to the tail of the front wrap. Backstrip is discolouration, and some light markings to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 829P16
- Título
- Fables
- Autor
- T. F. Powys
- Ilustrador
- Gilbert Spencer
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chatto & Windus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1929
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Fables t. f. powys gilbert spencer the clout and the pan t. f. powys the withered leaf and the green the seaweed and the cuckoo-clock
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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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.
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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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
