The Barretts of Wimpole Street: A Comedy in Five Acts
by Rudolf Besier
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1931. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1931. 4th impression. 128 pages. Signed by the author. Brown dust jacket over black cloth and gilt lettering. Signed by the author with dedication on front free end paper. Binding remains firm.Pages remain bright with minimal tanning. More pronounced tanning and foxing to free end papers and pastedowns. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Unclipped jacket. Jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate tanning to jacket spine and edges.
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- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1674725062SEL
- Title
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street: A Comedy in Five Acts
- Author
- Rudolf Besier
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Date Published
- 1931
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...