Cawdor [Richard Hughes' Copy]
by JEFFERS, Robinson
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. First Edition. Trade issue. From the library of the Welsh novelist Richard Hughes (Innocent Voyage; A High Wind in Jamaica, etc.), with his engraved bookplate inside front cover. Octavo (21cm). Cloth-backed, gilt-decorated boards; dustjacket; 160pp. Mild rubbing to board corners, else Near Fine in a somewhat worn, dusted, and spine-darkened dustwrapper, just Very Good. An interesting and unexpected association; for confirmation of provenance, see National Library of Wales Journal, v. 24, no. 3 (Summer 1986).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57760
- Title
- Cawdor [Richard Hughes' Copy]
- Author
- JEFFERS, Robinson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Horace Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry; Modern Fiction; Great Britain;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...