MEN IN DARKNESS. Five Stories.
by HANLEY, James. Preface by John Cowper Powys
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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YORK, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1931. . First edition, 8vo., pp.xiv,323, black cloth, gilt, top edges red; foxing to fore-edges, slight toning and foxing to free endpapers, light rubbing to extremities, a very good copy, in unclipped pictorial dust-jacket, which has 1.5cm closed tear to rear upper edge, small closed tear and creasing to foot of front flap-fold, and very slight chipping to extremities, now in a protective cover and o/w very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36149
- Title
- MEN IN DARKNESS. Five Stories.
- Author
- HANLEY, James. Preface by John Cowper Powys
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1931.
Terms of Sale
MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
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About the Seller
MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
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YORK, North Yorkshire
About MINSTER GATE BOOKSHOP
Our extensive stock of antiquarian and second-hand books is housed over five floors of a Georgian town house and covers most subject areas. We are situated opposite York Minster and open 7 days. We have particularly strong holdings of Children's and Illustrated books, English Literature and History.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Chipping
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
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- Edges
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