The Cruise of the 'Nona'. [The Story of a Cruise from Holyhead to the Wash, with Reflections and Judgments on Life and Letters, Men and Manners]. NEAR FINE COPY OF A CRUISING CLASSIC
by BELLOC Hilaire
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Constable,, 1925. 8vo., First Edition, on laid paper; original blue ribbed cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, a near fine copy. With a relevant cutting loosely inserted. THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF A CRUISING CLASSIC, AND EXTREMELY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. The work includes a long dedication to Maurice Baring. See Cahill, 86.
Synopsis
Originally published: London : Constable, 1925.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29112
- Title
- The Cruise of the 'Nona'. [The Story of a Cruise from Holyhead to the Wash, with Reflections and Judgments on Life and Letters, Men and Manners]. NEAR FINE COPY OF A CRUISING CLASSIC
- Author
- BELLOC Hilaire
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable,
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- modern firsts, belloc, nona, hilaire belloc, modern first editions, cruise, 'nona'
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