THE ORACLE
by O'CONNOR, Edwin:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Reinhardt and Evans. 1951. First UK edition, first printing. First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original grey / green cloth with blue titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the extremities. The contents with two small letters in pen to the edge of the front free endpaper are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Complete with slightly rubbed and nicked original dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (10s 6d net to the front flap). An attractive example of a scarce title. The author's first novel which received high praise from the likes of Bertrand Russell, Noel Coward, Val Gielgud and Edgar Lustgarten. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13485
- Title
- THE ORACLE
- Author
- O'CONNOR, Edwin:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Reinhardt and Evans. 1951
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
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