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TALKING OF BOOKS
by OLIVER EDWARDS ( SIR WILLIAM J. HALEY)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1957 Red cloth Boards with gilt titles to spine, 215x150mm approx. x + 306pp. A selection of articles which first appeared in 'The Times', by its then editor, William J. Haley, writing under a pseudonym. The author who himself was a voracious reader had that rare gift of cutting straight through pedantry to the heart of reader's interest. The articles here reprinted as can be gleaned from the title all have an interest to the bibliophile. Very Good/ Very Good (Book- Soiling/ marks to top edge of book block - not affecting margin, school prize book plate to free front end paper. Dust Jacket- mild general shelf rubbing and faded to spine, non price clipped - cover 21s. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Please see our image of the actual book offered for sale.
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132059
- Title
- TALKING OF BOOKS
- Author
- OLIVER EDWARDS ( SIR WILLIAM J. HALEY)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Oliver Edwards, The Times, Sir William J Haley, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Director General BBC, Books on Books, Anthology Miscellany of Articles by Oliver Edwards
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