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The Faber Book of Letters; Letters Written in the English Language 1578-1939
by Pryor, Felix [editor]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571152694
- ISBN 13
- 9780571152698
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Faber & Faber, London, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. introduction, a note on the text, sources, index of letter-writers, index of recipients, index of selected subjects, acknowledgements. Blue coloured boards with white coloured titles to the spine. Photographic dustwrapper, showing stamps and letters, with blue and black coloured background with white coloured titles on the front panel and spine. A book of letters written in English -- a fascinating collection of insights into the lives of the famous and gifted, from Austen to Woolf, from Burns to Yeats, from Lowry to Van Gogh, from Queen Victoria to Churchill. Over 200 letters. Rubbing of the book edges with heavy tanning of the textblock edges and lighter tanning of the pages. Previous owners name to the top edge of the free front end page. Creasing of the dust wrapper with rubbing of the panels. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [6], VII - XVI, [2], 3 - 319, [1] pages,. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; Letters; ISBN: 0571152694. ISBN/EAN: 9780571152698. Inventory No: 0286572. . 9780571152698
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0286572
- Title
- The Faber Book of Letters; Letters Written in the English Language 1578-1939
- Author
- Pryor, Felix [editor]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571152694
- ISBN 13
- 9780571152698
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Letters in English -- 1400 to 1939, Anthologies -- Letters Sociology & Culture; Letters; Unbranded ISBN: 0571152694 EAN: 9780571152698 Pryor, Felix [editor] The Faber Book of Letters; Letters Written in the English Language 1578-1939
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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