Six Feet of the Country
by Nadine Gordimer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition of this collection of short stories from Nadine Gordimer. Including 'Face from Atlantis', 'My First Two Women', 'Happy Event' and more. In a cloth binding with paper-covered boards and original unclipped dustwrapper. Embossed facsimile of Gordimer's signature to front board. Externally, smart, with just a few marks and some slight bumping. Dustwrapper is smart, with just some light edgewear and handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Ink signature and tipped-in notes to front free-endpaper. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd instance of foxing. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD12-B-14
- Title
- Six Feet of the Country
- Author
- Nadine Gordimer
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- nadine gordimer face from atlantis my first two women happy event face from atlantis
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.
About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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- Facsimile
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