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Vagaries
de Axel Munthe
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: John Murray, 1898. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. The first edition of Munthe's 'Vagaries,' later known as 'Memories and Vagaries'. Bound with half title and the original title of 'Vagaries'. Later editions were published retitled as 'Memories and Vagaries'. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD (1906-1973) a noted book collector and diarist. This is a short collection of essays by Axel Munthe, it has been published in several languages and editions due to its popularity. It contains fourteen essays by Munthe. Some of these were previously published in magazines, such as 'Toys' which appeared in 'Blackwood' and 'For Those Who Love Music' in Murray's magazine. Axel Munthe was a Swedish born physician and psychiatrist. He is best remembered as the author of 'The Story of San Michele', an autobiographical account of his life and work. In original green full cloth binding with title gilt stamped to front board and spine. Externally, smart. Some wear to the front joint. Minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Spine is cocked. Gift inscription to verso of front endpaper, addressed from a friend of the author October 1898 to a lady named Helen. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots throughout, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- GEN39-C-16
- Título
- Vagaries
- Autor
- Axel Munthe
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- John Murray
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1898
- Tamaño
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- Selbourne Munthe Story of San Michele Vagaries Munthe
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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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- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
