Cottage Economy
by William Cobbett / G.K. Chesterton (Intro.) / Hilary Pepler (Printer) / Eric Gill (Illust.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Douglas Pepler, 1916. 1st Edition Thus . Very Good. 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Quarter green buckram with paper covered boards and paper title label to spine. Slight wear to edges of spine, a little marking to boards. Light foxing to page edges and endpapers, clean text throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (Geoffrey A.M. Whittall) and name to front free endpaper. Reprinted from the 17th edition of 1850, with woodcut of ices houses by Eric Gill on p165. An early production from Pepler and Gill, who later established the St. Dominic's Press. Overall condition is Very Good. International postage will be less than the stated rate. Actual costs are Europe £11.20; USA £18.10; Oceania £18.05; Rest of World £15.85. A postage refund will be made after the order has been placed. Size: 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: vi, 194
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1210E223
- Title
- Cottage Economy
- Author
- William Cobbett / G.K. Chesterton (Intro.) / Hilary Pepler (Printer) / Eric Gill (Illust.)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Douglas Pepler
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Size
- 5 x 7.5 inches (12.5 x 19 cm)
- Keywords
- Private Press, St. Dominic's Press, Arts and Crafts Movement, Farming_Rural
- Bookseller catalogs
- Farming & Rural;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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