A Long Trip to Teatime
by Anthony Burgess
- 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: Dempsey and Squires , 1976. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 7". Fulvio Testa. The first edition of this tale by Anthony Burgess, illustrated. The first edition of this work by acclaimed author Anthony Burgess. This tale was primarily written for children but is very enjoyable at any age. It follows the story of Edgar as he vanishes through the inkwell in his school desk and meets the Anglo-Saxon kings of England. A Long Trip to Teatime is a sort of Alice in Wonderland, as the protagonist goes through a fantastic voyage through the mysterious city of Edenborough in order to make it back to school in time for tea. Anthony Burgess was an English writer and composer. Although he was mainly a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is his most acclaimed novel. With unclipped dustwrapper. Illustrated. In the publisher's original red cloth binding, with titles stamped in silver to front board and spine. Externally, lovely with minor shelfwear only. Dustwrapper is unclipped and excellent, with minor shelfwear. minor crease to front flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. pages are bright and clean. With twenty-two illustrations. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 756A62
- Title
- A Long Trip to Teatime
- Author
- Anthony Burgess
- Illustrator
- Fulvio Testa
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Dempsey and Squires
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 9" by 7"
- Keywords
- tale children illustrations burgess children
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Rooke Books
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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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- Shelfwear
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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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....