Rhymes without Reason
by Peake, Mervyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, 1st edition, missing d/j, mustard coloured clothbound boards (some grubbiness), blue titling; pages crisp, text block firm
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1944. 1st. h/b. Good, 1st edition, missing d/j, mustard coloured clothbound boards (some grubbiness), blue titling; pages crisp, text block firm. Neat pencilled owner's inscription front pastedown.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). 16 Chapters each with Rhyme and full-color plate, both by Mervyn Peake
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133156
- Title
- Rhymes without Reason
- Author
- Peake, Mervyn
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, 1st edition, missing d/j, mustard coloured clothbound boards (some grubbiness), blue titling; pages crisp, text block firm
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1944
- Pages
- 39
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, illustration, poetry, humour, Peake
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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- Plate
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