Lost Horizon.
de HILTON, James
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
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London, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Macmillan and Co. Limited,, 1933. The book that introduced Shangri-La First edition, first impression, of the book that introduced Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery located high in the mountains of Tibet. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, raised bands, twin rule to turn-ins gilt, blue and green patterned endpapers, gilt edges. A fine copy.
Sinopsis
Lost Horizon is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 160582
- Título
- Lost Horizon.
- Autor
- HILTON, James
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Lugar de publicación
- London: Macmillan and Co. Limited,
- Fecha de publicación
- 1933
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Peter Harrington
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
London
Sobre Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Morocco
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Raised Band(s)
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- 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....
- 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...