An Anthology of the Home Counties. With an Introduction by John Betjeman. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
by MORTIMER J.D
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Methuen,, [1947]. 8vo., First Edition, with frontispiece and 15 plates, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; original green cloth, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, the latter browned at backstrip. An elusive Betjeman title, and particularly uncommon in this condition. Peterson B15; Stapleton E127.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15532
- Title
- An Anthology of the Home Counties. With an Introduction by John Betjeman. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- MORTIMER J.D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen,
- Date Published
- [1947]
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, john betjeman, betjeman, home counties, anthologies, j.d. mortimer,
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