The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies. Second Edition. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE SECOND EDITION
by BESANT Walter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus,, 1889. 8vo., Second Edition, with fine portrait frontispiece in photo-mezzotype (original tissue guard present); navy diced cloth, upper board blocked in black, gilt back, uncut, upper hinge starting (but binding wholly sound), a very good, bright, clean copy. Includes extracts from letters and notebooks by Jefferies no longer extant. Miller & Matthews, E2.1 (recording the first edition of 1888)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4964
- Title
- The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies. Second Edition. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY OF THE SECOND EDITION
- Author
- BESANT Walter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus,
- Date Published
- 1889
- Keywords
- literature, jefferies, richard jefferies, besant, walter besant
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