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Swan Song
de John Galsworthy
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: William Heinemann LTD, 1928. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A smart first edition, first impression, of John Galsworthy's conclusion to 'A Modern Comedy', here in the beautiful original dustwrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work, with the misprint to page forty-four, line ten.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'Swan Song' is a novelised social history of the inter-war period, the third novel in the 'A Modern Comedy' series, which followed 'The Forsythe Saga'.Written by John Galsworthy, an English novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932.Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper, 'Geoffrey M. Sutton, 12th July 1928'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. A couple of minor marks to the boards. A few spots to the fore edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Dustwrapper with minor edgewear, with a small closed tear to the head of the front wrap, and a small chip to the tail of the spine. Dustwrapper is lightly discoloured. Minor spots to the reverse of the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just a couple of scattered spots. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 757P8
- Título
- Swan Song
- Autor
- John Galsworthy
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William Heinemann LTD
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1928
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5"
- Palabras clave
- Swan Song john galsworthy a modern comedy forsythe chronicles john galsworthy the silver spoon
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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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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
