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The Old Century and Seven More Years (signed)
by Siegfried Sassoon
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Acton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Signed first edition of Siegfried Sassoon's first part of his autobiographical trilogy. Octavo. Original grey and brown marbled cloth, titles to spine gilt on green ground, top edge dyed green. With the silver-flecked dust jacket - chipping at fold ends reinforced with cello tape, moderate fading to spine panel, faint scattered soiling. Internal pages are strikingly clean--a very nice signed copy of the famous English poet of the last century.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timeless Tales Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- H-116
- Title
- The Old Century and Seven More Years (signed)
- Author
- Siegfried Sassoon
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Timeless Tales Rare Books
Biblio member since 2023
Acton, Massachusetts
About Timeless Tales Rare Books
Timeless Tales Rare Books is a veteran-owned, independent, private bookseller specializing in antiquarian and rare books. Categories include first editions, historical, religious, literature classics, travels, scientific and children's books.
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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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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