The Saturnian Quest - A Chart Of The Prose Works Of John Cowper Powys
by G. Wilson Knight
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1964. First Edition. 139 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Photograph of John Cowper Powys stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Binding remains firm. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown and front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1707388387ABS
- Title
- The Saturnian Quest - A Chart Of The Prose Works Of John Cowper Powys
- Author
- G. Wilson Knight
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co. Ltd
- Date Published
- 1964
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...