Bonnet and Shawl: An Album (Signed)
by Philip Guedalla
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Boonsboro, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Crosby Gaige, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed. [Flat signed by author at frontispiece] No. 373 of 571 copies of the first edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Shelf wear. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Emily O'neill Davies book plate on verso. 23 x 15 cm; 200 p. *Autographed by author.* <br><br> Philip Guedalla was an English barrister, and a popular historical and travel writer and biographer. His wit and epigrams are well-known, one example being "Even reviewers read a Preface". He also was the originator of a now-common theory on Henry James, writing that "The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender".
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- Bookseller
- SequiturBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2304280116
- Title
- Bonnet and Shawl: An Album (Signed)
- Author
- Philip Guedalla
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Crosby Gaige
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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