London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., (1922).. (1922).. Very good. - Octavo, salmon pink boards backed with a natural buckram spine with a printed paper label mounted on the spine. The book is housed in its original salmon pink dust wrapper. The dust jacket's spine is slightly faded and chipped at the head. 80 pages decorated with a title page device. The inner edge of the front endpaper has adhered to the half- title. There is some minor foxing to the fore-edge and to the leaves. Very good. <p>First edition. Association copy, inscribed to writer Frank Swinnerton by the author John Ervine.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3506
Title: THE SHIP: A PLAY IN THREE ACTS
Author: Ervine, St. John G
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., (1922).
Date Published: (1922).
Keywords: LITERATURE; PLAY; THEATER; FIRST EDITION; MODERN; TWENTIETH CENTURY; THE SHIP; THREE ACTS; THEATRE; STAGE; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; ASSOCIATION COPY; JOHN ERVINE; FRANK SWINNERTON; 20TH CENTURY; 1ST EDITION.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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