COMICS
by Hughes, Ted
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Prospero Poets, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition, this is number 103 of 149 copies signed by Ted Hughes and illustrator Annie Newnham. A nostalgic work by the British Poet Laureate. Designed by Dennis Hall, printed on Rivoli paper and bound by Chris Hicks. Octavo. Original pictorial yellow paper-covered boards; issued without a dust jacket. Very light bump to the spine head; otherwise a fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73184
- Title
- COMICS
- Author
- Hughes, Ted
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Prospero Poets
- Place of Publication
- Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Poetry, British Literature, Poet Laureate, Humor, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...