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The Cradle of God
by POWYS, Llewelyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
-
Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Maroon red boards, with some 'mottling'to the front and rear boards only - none to the spine. The corners and head/tail of spine are lightly 'bumped' from approaching 90 years of storage. Bright gilt titling to spine. No Dustjacket. Page fore-edges dust-ingrained. One spot to the very top edge. ALL hinges tight. Internally VG overall. Light foxing to endpapers and a light spot to the blank foot of the half title o/w NO Inscriptions or Marks. 317pp. Includes 2 loose 'papers' listing other books by the same author, and a short note about The Cradle of God, both of which I think were originally part of the original dustjacket. Internally CLEAN TIGHT AND BRIGHT. "Llewelyn Powys reveals ...the essential story of the Old Testament, and considers the origins and meaning of Christian religion... Mr Powys recent travels in Palestine and his great knowledge of the Old and New Testamnet have enabled him to write a frank and moving story of the birth of Christianity" . See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114309
- Title
- The Cradle of God
- Author
- POWYS, Llewelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- The Cradle Of God By Llewellyn Powys, The Story Of The Birth Of Christianity, Welsh Interest, Bible; Palestine, Old Testament, Christian Book, New Testament, Christianity.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wales/Welsh; Fiction; Eng Lit, Lit Crit & Shakespeare;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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