The Gale of The World
by Henry Williamson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: MacDonald, 1969. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A first edition of the final volume of the semi-autobiographical series 'A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight'. First edition. The last novel in the fifteen-book semi-autobiographical series 'A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight'. The series gives a great panorama of English life in a series of fifteen volumes, recounting the author's war experiences through the character of Phillip Maddison. It portrays the swiftly changing face of English society in an honest and sensitive manner. Written by Henry Williamson, an English writer who wrote novels concerned with wildlife, English social history and ruralism. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also very smart with minor shelf wear to the extremities, particularly the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 854T17
- Title
- The Gale of The World
- Author
- Henry Williamson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacDonald
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Gale World Sunlight Williamson World
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...