Alexander and Three Small Plays
by Dunsany, Lord (Edward Plunkett)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. The Anglo-Irish writer, Edward Plunkett ,18th Baron of Dunsany, was a prolific author who is noted for his works of fantasy. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition. Contains "Alexander," "The Old King's Tale," "The Evil Kettle," and "The Amusements of Khan Kharuda. Light red paper-covered boards with a maroon cloth spine; titled in black on the front cover. Clean text; v, 199 pages. The FFEP has been removed and the rear free endpaper has a tear. Bumped and rubbed around the margins. A solid-enough copy, but no beauty.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004579
- Title
- Alexander and Three Small Plays
- Author
- Dunsany, Lord (Edward Plunkett)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Minus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Irish Authors);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Jacket
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- G
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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