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The Cradle of God.
by POWYS, LLEWELYN:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Jonathan Cape, 1929 1st edition.. Hardback, approx 8 x 5.5 inches. In maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering to spine. With original dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (D/W. rubbing to spine and edges, small nicks to corners and top end of spine. Not price clipped. In protective plastic wrap). Cloth clean and smart. Slight browning to half title page and end paper. Else a clean and tight copy. 317pp. "Llewelyn Powys reveals ...the essential story of the Old Testament, and considers the origins and meaning of Christian religion."
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93202
- Title
- The Cradle of God.
- Author
- POWYS, LLEWELYN:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Jonathan Cape, 1929 1st edition.
- Keywords
- Literature LLEWELYN POWYS, Cradle, God, story, Old Testament, origins, meaning, Christian religion, first edition
Terms of Sale
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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
The Antique Map & Bookshop
Biblio member since 2016
Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- Price Clipped
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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