Dartnell: A Bizarre Incident
by Swift, Benjamin [pseudonym of William Romaine Paterson]
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1899. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by the author "To Mrs. Harrod/This literary snack made/of caviare/With best wishes/from the [unclear]/Christmas 1899." The recipient was Ethel Forbes-Robertson, the sister of the actor Johnston and a notable friend to artists and writers. Paterson (1871-1942) preferred to write under the name Swift and published a number of novels. In very good minus condition, bound in dark green cloth with title and author printed in white with a decorative border on front cover. Spine is very darkened, corners are bumped, joints rather tender. Interior gatherings have pulled away from binding but holding well. End papers are browned and age darkening to edges of page margins. Part of Heinemann's Pioneer Series. 186 pages + several pages of ads. LIT/092507.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20103
- Title
- Dartnell: A Bizarre Incident
- Author
- Swift, Benjamin [pseudonym of William Romaine Paterson]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
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