Coming Down the Seine
by Robert Gibbings
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$14.91NZ$11.93
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About This Item
London: J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1953 Book. Very Good. Burgundy Cloth Boards. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. One in a series of river books by the Irish author, artist, sculptor and wood engraver Robert Gibbings (1889-1958), which seamlessly captures the atmosphere of Paris. 217pp, illustrated throughout in red, black and white with the author's lovely woodcuts. Gilt design to top board and gilt design and lettering to spine. Top edges tinted. Forward lean to spine and some bowing to boards, otherwise very good copy, with unclipped DJ somewhat worn to edges, with nicks to corners and slight marking to panels, otherwise fair..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Washburn Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015508
- Title
- Coming Down the Seine
- Author
- Robert Gibbings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- J M Dent & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Washburn Books
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About the Seller
Washburn Books
Biblio member since 2010
Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire
About Washburn Books
Washburn Books is a small family business, based in Yorkshire. We offer a wide variety of hard-to-find and out-of-print books in our virtual store, as well as an offline search service. We take pride in our fast delivery of well packaged books.
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