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The Soliloquy of a Hermit.
by Powys, Theodore Francis
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York.: G. Arnold Shaw., 1916. 143pp, portrait frontispiece. The author's second publication and the scarce American edition that preceeds the British edition by two years. With the bookplate of Lloyd Emerson Siberell, the noted bibliophile & Powys collector. Original green cloth with gilt border decoartion to the front cover & gilt titles. Clean covers with spine gilt lettering slightly dulled. DW (in a clear protective removable sleeve) has a little corner wear & rubbing, some rubbing to the surface at the head of the spine, a couple of short splits on the rear fold, gilt dulled to the front panel, some old sellotape reinforcement repairs on the back. Internally, pages are crisp & clean.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- N. G. Lawrie Books.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52857
- Title
- The Soliloquy of a Hermit.
- Author
- Powys, Theodore Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G. Arnold Shaw.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- T F Powys
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
N. G. Lawrie Books.
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- First Edition
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- Crisp
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- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
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