Poems and Contradictions
by Warner, Rex
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, 1945. Revised Edition. Black Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISigned by Author. Signed by Author 55pp. Author's signature to the front end papers. Dust wrapper not price clipped A few short nicks from the edges of the wraper - the longest being 1 cm in length. Light rubbing to the edges of the wrapper with a tiny loss to the head of the spine of the wrapper and a short tear to the head of the front panel, which has been expertly repaired. A short slightly open tear at the tail of the spine of the jacket. Gilt embossed lettering to the front board. Slightest of fading to the top edge of the front board. Clean, tight and fresh. A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 206097
- Title
- Poems and Contradictions
- Author
- Warner, Rex
- Format/Binding
- Black Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Price Clipped
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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