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The Hessian Prisoner
by BATES, H.E. [Herbert Ernest]; John Austen (illus); Edward Garnett (fwd)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: William Jackson (Books) Ltd, 1930. First, Limited Edition. No. 477 of 550 signed copies. Issued as Number Two of the Furnival Books, printed at the Chiswick Press. Tall octavo. Original maroon buckram, titled in gilt on spine and front cover; 42pp. A few very faint freckles of foxing to endpapers, still a Near Fine copy, retaining most of the original unprinted glassine dustwrapper. A tale of the First World War. The frontispiece by John Austen is quite fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63639
- Title
- The Hessian Prisoner
- Author
- BATES, H.E. [Herbert Ernest]; John Austen (illus); Edward Garnett (fwd)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First, Limited Edition
- Publisher
- William Jackson (Books) Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Great Britain; Illustrators; WW1;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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