Verse and worse: a private collection
by Silcock, Arnold (illus.V. H. Drummond)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, 1st edition, no d/j. Red clothbound boards and gilt-titled spine good but with a little fading, pages tightly bound and cr
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1952. 1st. hardback. Good, 1st edition, no d/j. Red clothbound boards and gilt-titled spine good but with a little fading, pages tightly bound and crisp but tanning on both free endpapers.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Silcock's very funny, selection of verse, ideas and stories, an immediate success on publication, now exceedingly rare in this first edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC22751
- Title
- Verse and worse: a private collection
- Author
- Silcock, Arnold (illus.V. H. Drummond)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, 1st edition, no d/j. Red clothbound boards and gilt-titled spine good but with a little fading, pages tightly bound and cr
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, poetry, comedy, rare, Silcock
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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Inklings & Yarnspinners
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