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The Leacock Book: Being Selections from the Works of Stephen Leacock
by (Literature) LEACOCK, Stephen; TRAVERS, Ben
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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JACKSONVILLE, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 248 PP. Original cream cloth with title stamping and Bodley Head device in black on cover and spine. Published in 1930 with no additional dates present. Housed in scarce original jacket. Light wear to jacket folds and edges. Chip to crown of jacket spine.
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- Bookseller
- Back in Time Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7086
- Title
- The Leacock Book: Being Selections from the Works of Stephen Leacock
- Author
- (Literature) LEACOCK, Stephen; TRAVERS, Ben
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane, The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Classics; Humor;
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- Cloth
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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....
- Edges
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