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The Cradle of God

The Cradle of God

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The Cradle of God

by POWYS, Llewelyn

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  • Hardcover
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Very Good- with no dust jacket
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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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Bookseller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books GB (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;

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Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

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About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books

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