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Officers and Gentlemen
de Evelyn Waugh
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Chapman & Hall, 1955. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A First Edition Waugh's second novel in the 'Sword of Honor' Trilogy', 'Officers and Gentlemen' This is the second novel in Waugh's 'Sword of Honor' series. With the unclipped dustwrapper. Set during the Second World War, Waugh's novel follows the story of Guy Crouchback, and starts with his being sent back to England in disgrace. Having himself been in service during the Second World War, this series of novel loosely draw upon Waugh's own wartime experience. Evelyn Waugh was a English writer known for his novels, biographies and travel books, as well as a journalist and book reviewer. Serving in the British forces throughout the Second World War, Waugh is a writer who was exposed to a wide range of people and social classes, and this is very much reflected in his work, drawing on his own personal experience. He is perhaps best known for his work 'Brideshead Revisited', and the satire 'Decline and Fall'. In full cloth binding, held in a unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original cloth biding, with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in an excellent condition with minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper is sound. Chipping to the head and tail of spine. Light rubbing to the edges of wrap. Tape repairs internally to the head and tail of spine. Minor rubbing to the extremities. Offsetting to the front board. Previous owners initials on the front recto endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with creases to some pages, only the front few pages. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 587E26
- Título
- Officers and Gentlemen
- Autor
- Evelyn Waugh
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chapman & Hall
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1955
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Novel Trilogy War Military Trilogy Waugh
Términos de venta
Rooke Books
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Sobre el vendedor
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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
