An Everyman Anthology, of Excerpts Grave and Gay from Everyman's Library to Celebrate its Diamond Jubilee MCMLXVI (Everyman's Library #663)
by PRIESTLEY, J. B. (introduction)
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- Hardcover
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- Very Good in Good dust jacket
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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. A special collection of excerpts taken from the pages of the Everyman's Library series over its first 60 years of publication. This anthology in a special binding, with unique endpapers and spine ornamentation. Includes an introduction by J. B. Priestley. Indexed. --- A possible first edition, but not so stated or indicated. In full green cloth with titling in gilt on maroon spine block; and with gilt spine decorations. Jacket features detail from a painting by Rachel Ruysch. Everyman's Library #663. --- With prior owner's signatures to front endpapers, bookseller price sticker to front paste-down; otherwise a clean, tightly-bound copy. Price-clipped jacket with chafing and rubbing to extremities, else intact and protected in removable clear mylar wrapper.; 12mo (7 to 7-1/2 in. tall); 256 pages .
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- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82109
- Title
- An Everyman Anthology, of Excerpts Grave and Gay from Everyman's Library to Celebrate its Diamond Jubilee MCMLXVI (Everyman's Library #663)
- Author
- PRIESTLEY, J. B. (introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- 1966
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