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The Oppidan
de Shane Leslie
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno
- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 448.20EUR 403.38
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Sobre este artículo
London: Chatto & Windus, 1922. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. An uncommon first edition novel about Eton by Shane Leslie, inscribed by the author to a fellow Etonian, Viscount Tredegar. The first edition of this uncommon work. Author's presentation copy, 'To my brother of Cape and Sword - Shane Leslie in the first year of the pontificate of the Holiness of Pius XI'. His poem 'Rose of England: Rosa Mystica' loosely inserted, noted 'love from' by Shane to the tail.Bookplate of Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar to the front paste down. Morgan went Eton, and was responsible for monitoring carrier pigeons in World War Two. However he let information slip and was court martialed, though not sent to jail. He was inspiration for Aldous Huxley and Ronald Firbank as characters in their novels.A striking roman a clef about life and contemporaries at Eton, based on the author's own experiences.Shane Leslie was a prominent diplomat and writer, and a first cousin of Winston Churchill. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some marks to the boards and spine. Light rubbing to the spine. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Bookplate and author's inscription to the front paste down. Spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 820P15
- Título
- The Oppidan
- Autor
- Shane Leslie
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Chatto & Windus
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1922
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- The Oppidan shane leslie eton Viscount Tredegar shane leslie
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- 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....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
