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Travels with my Aunt
by Graham Greene
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Longford , Longford, Ireland
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About This Item
First Edition. The Bodley Head. London 1969
Publisher's original clean cloth bound boards in pristine condition. Title in gilt on spine. Binding tight. Internally clean with no markings or inscriptions save for trace previous owner name in pencil on first blank erased by india rubber.
Tiny mark of fore edge (see images) not affecting leaves. Otherwise fine.
Clean DJ is not price clipped. Minimal wear at extremities. Small closed tear (approx 2 cms) at head of rear panel barely visible behind clear protective removable sleeve.
A lovely Greene First in collectible condition.
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Synopsis
Travels with My Aunt (1969) is a novel written by British author Graham Greene. The novel follows the travels of Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager, and his eccentric Aunt Augusta as they find their way across Europe, and eventually even further afield. Aunt Augusta pulls Henry away from his quiet suburban existence into a world of adventure, crime and the highly-unconventional details of her past.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dephen Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2048
- Title
- Travels with my Aunt
- Author
- Graham Greene
- Format/Binding
- Cloth bound hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Pages
- 319
- Size
- 20 x 13.5 cms
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Travel, Modern First
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- Price Clipped
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- Leaves
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- 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...
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