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THE AIR MINES OF MISTILA
by GROSS, Philip; KANTARIS, Sylvia:
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books. 1988. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the authors. Original illustrated card wraps. A near fine copy, tight and square, showing minor signs of shelfwear. The page block is a little dusty, and there's a faint (barely visible) diagonal crease to the lower right of the front cover. A nice copy. A lovely example of a book whose inscriptions tell a story. To the reverse of the front cover there is a birthday inscription to Pat Borthwick from "Margaret", ending by expressing "Hope [that] you meet the /other half of / "the author" / one day". The title page shows what must be the inscription alluded to by Margaret, from Sylvia Kantaris (the first half of "the author"), in black ink, "Pat! / Lots of love, Sylvia x". Intersecting this is a second inscription, in blue, from the other half of the author, "So pleased our paths crossed... Philip", appropriately crossing the first inscription. Below this is another (!) signature from Philip Gross followed by, in parenthesis, "(21 years on at StAnza)". Provenance: from the library of the multi-award winning poet Pat Borthwick. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18093
- Title
- THE AIR MINES OF MISTILA
- Author
- GROSS, Philip; KANTARIS, Sylvia:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Newcastle upon Tyne: Bloodaxe Books. 1988
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
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Glossary
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...