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Nothing Like Leather
de V. S. Pritchett
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 6". None. A first edition of V. S. Pritchett's fifth work, presented by the author to Kingsley Martin, editor of the New Statesman, later owned by Christopher MacLehose. This is a work of drama.Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett (1900-1997) was a British writer and literary critic, known for his fiction, non-fiction and journalism.Pritchett, or VSP as he often went by, presented this copy to Kingslepy Martin (1897-1969), the editor of the New Statesman, for whom Pritchett was a literary editor for many years.This copy contains the bookplate of Christopher MacLehose (b1940) a British publisher, founder of the Mountain Leopard Press, and the MacLehose Press. His success includes introducing Stief Larsson, Raymond Carver and Richard Ford to a British audience.A first edition. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with the spine a touch faded and the odd mark to the board. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown; author's inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 762R3
- Título
- Nothing Like Leather
- Autor
- V. S. Pritchett
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The Macmillan Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1935
- Tamaño
- 8" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- V S Pritchett Modern Fiction Nothing Like Leather Novels Modern Fiction Christopher MacLehose
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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.
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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