A sociable plover : and other stories and conceits / Eric Linklater ; with five wood engravings by Reynolds Stone
by Linklater, Eric (1899-1974)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1957. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 222 pages; Physical desc.: 222 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Genre: Fiction- Short stories - England - 1957. Wood engravings (prints) - England - 1957. At the start of each chapter is a ""chapter title page"", each one illustrated with a wood engraving by Reynolds Stone.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 182271
- Title
- A sociable plover : and other stories and conceits / Eric Linklater ; with five wood engravings by Reynolds Stone
- Author
- Linklater, Eric (1899-1974)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Rupert Hart-Davis
- Date Published
- 1957
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