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The English Miss
by R. H. Mottram
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1928 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. The first edition of this historical fiction novel by R. H. Mottram in the original dust wrapper. First edition of The English Miss by R. H. Mottram in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. A historical novel dealing with girlhood at times of war.Includes four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Also inserted is an exert from 'Joseph and his Brethren' by H. W. Freeman with an introduction by Mottram. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. There is some wear to the extremities of the dust wrapper. To the binding, there is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841W29
- Title
- The English Miss
- Author
- R. H. Mottram
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The English Miss R. H. Mottram First edition Dust wrapper R. H. Mottram
Terms of Sale
Rooke Books
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....