Over the Brazier.
by GRAVES, Robert
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Poetry Bookshop,, 1916. First edition, first impression, of Graves's first book, published when he was serving as a subaltern in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the First World War, shortly after his first meeting with fellow poet and Fusilier Siegfried Sassoon. This first impression was published on 1 May 1916. There was a second impression in 1917, and a second edition in 1920. Very scarce in such nice condition. Octavo. Original wrappers, hand-coloured woodcut illustration by Claude Lovat Fraser to front wrapper, titles in black, adverts on inner wrappers. Tanning to spine, small chip to tail, edges a little creased, some ink flecks to upper outer corner of front wrapper, foxed within, still a very good copy. Higginson A1a.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122859
- Title
- Over the Brazier.
- Author
- GRAVES, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: The Poetry Bookshop,
- Date Published
- 1916
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...