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Miss Bendix
by Naomi Royde Smith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The uncommon first edition of this comical novel about the Catholic faith, by prolific English author Naomi Royde-Smith. The uncommon first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A charming novel, 'Miss Bendix' follows the eponymous character as she deals with the loss of her Catholic faith.Written by Naomi Royde-Smith, who was the first woman literary editor of the 'Westminster Gazette'. In that role, she published the early works of Rupert Brooke, Rose Macaulay, Graham Greene, and Elizabeth Bowen. In the publisher's original cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor shelf wear to back strip tail. Areas of adhesive residue to front and rear pastedowns and free endpapers. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip, with a touch of spotting to head of front wrap. Light edgewear to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Foxing to first and last few leaves, with central leaves clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 904F65
- Title
- Miss Bendix
- Author
- Naomi Royde Smith
- 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
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Miss Bendix catholicism Naomi Royde-Smith Westminster Gazette catholicism
Terms of Sale
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Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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.
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.
Glossary
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- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.