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Christmas Formula and Other Stories
by Stella Benson; Geoffrey West
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$284.03NZ$255.62
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About This Item
London: William Jackson, 1932. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 6.". Clare Leighton. A signed limited edition copy of Stella Benson's collection of three short stories, illustrated with a frontispiece, and signed by the author to the edition page. A limited edition work, of which five-hundred and fifty copies were printed, five-hundred of which are for sale. This copy is numbered five-hundred and six. Signed by the author to the edition page. The work is a short story collection by Stella Benson. Including 'Tchotl', 'Christmas Formula', and 'A Dream'. Stella Benson was a feminist novel and travel writer. Number eleven of the Furnival Books. With a frontispiece by Clare Leighton. Leighton was best known for her wood engravings. With a foreword by Geoffrey West. With a bookplate to the front pastedown, 'A. J. A. Symons'. Symons was a writer and bibliographer, who published the biographies 'Emin, Governor of Equatoria', 'The Quest for Corvo', and more. Bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper, 'R. G. E. Sandbach'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart. A couple of light marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Bookplate to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 639P7
- Title
- Christmas Formula and Other Stories
- Author
- Stella Benson; Geoffrey West
- Illustrator
- Clare Leighton
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 10" by 6."
- Keywords
- christmas formula a j a symons short stories stella benson a j a symons Geoffrey West clare leighton
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Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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