Baseless Biography
by E. C. Bentley. (Edmund Clerihew), 1875-1956
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable. Good. 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Original cloth with bright titling on spine. A few light foxing spots mainly on end papers. No ownership marks. viii, 112 pages. : ill. ; 19 cm. Illustrated in b/w. Previously published in Punch Magazine, these humorous four-line rhymes and drawings are aimed at historical and contemporary figures. Clean and tight. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144492
- Title
- Baseless Biography
- Author
- E. C. Bentley. (Edmund Clerihew), 1875-1956
- Illustrator
- Nicolas Bentley
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1939
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About the Seller
CHARLES BOSSOM
Biblio member since 2010
ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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- Cloth
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- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.