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The Devils of Loudun
by HUXLEY, Aldous (J M Cohen association copy)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chatto & Windus, London, 1952. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 1st printing. 8vo in bright orange cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 376pp, frontispiece, plus 6 other illustrations, bibliography at rear. This copy came from the prolific author, translator, literary biographer and critic J M Cohen and has his bookplate on the front paste-down end-paper, he has also signed his name dated September 1952 (a month before this book was published) and the words 'For review' along the bottom edge of the front blank fly-leaf (there are no other marks or inscriptions) __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean, bright and tight copy (end-papers and page-block edges a little tanned) in a near VERY GOOD un-clipped Dust Jacket (2cm chip to head of spine panel and top edge of front panel, very small chips to base of spine panel, looks very presentable in its removable transparent protector). __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost... __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Bunnett Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- T217576
- Title
- The Devils of Loudun
- Author
- HUXLEY, Aldous (J M Cohen association copy)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus, London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- SOCIAL HISTORY WITCHCRAFT LITERATURE GENERAL
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About the Seller
David Bunnett Books
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London, London
About David Bunnett Books
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fly-Leaf
- ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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