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Coming To London
by John Lehmann
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Phoenix House , 1957. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 5". None . A collection of personal stories about arriving in London edited by John Lehmann. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Edited by John Lehmann.Written by William Plomer, V.S. Prichett, J. B. Priestly, George Grigson, Christopher Isherwood, William Sanson, Rose Macaulay, Leonard Woolf, George Barker, Elizabeth Bowen, John Middleton Murry, Allan Pryce-Jones, Jocelyn Brooke, and Edith Sitwell. This collection of essays explores themes of arriving in London. John Lehmann as the editor of The London Magazine asked several writers to recall their memories of London.These events mostly took place in the 1920s and 30s. The essays are revealing, part autobiography, part philosophical they paint a picture of London's Golden Age. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Marginal age toning to the dust wrapper. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 883V43
- Title
- Coming To London
- Author
- John Lehmann
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Phoenix House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- London Personal Stories Edited Personal Stories
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Rooke Books
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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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