The Bedside Guardian 5: A Selection from the Manchester Guardian 1955-56
by Brown, Ivor (foreward)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- very good+ : toning and offset to pastedown/endpapers, inscription on FFEP, some mild wear to boards and spine, slight bump to c/very good: age wear/toning, clipped
- Seller
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Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Collins, 1956. first edition. hardcover. very good+ : toning and offset to pastedown/endpapers, inscription on FFEP, some mild wear to boards and spine, slight bump to corners./very good: age wear/toning, clipped. Low. 8vo 256pp. from front flap: "It may sound something of a paradox that a newspaper which is eminently serious and responsible should be the vehicle for some of the most amusing and entertaining articles to be found anywhere. But so it is with the Manchester Guardian. This anthology reflects the many facets of a great newspaper that grows in prestige from year to year." foreword by Ivor Brown, cartoons by Low. #00720.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Matthew's Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 637
- Title
- The Bedside Guardian 5
- Author
- Brown, Ivor (foreward)
- Illustrator
- Low
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good+ : toning and offset to pastedown/endpapers, inscription on FFEP, some mild wear to boards and spine, slight bump to c
- Jacket Condition
- very good: age wear/toning, clipped
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition
- Publisher
- Collins
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- journalism, first edition, nonfiction
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About the Seller
Matthew's Books LLC
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
About Matthew's Books LLC
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