Forlorn Sunset. [Illustrated by John Piper]. WITH THE SCARCE VARIANT DUSTWRAPPER
by SADLEIR Michael
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Constable,, [1947]. 8vo., First Edition, with a frontispiece by John Piper; plum cloth gilt, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. With the scarce variant dustwrapper not illustrated by Piper and bearing the reduced price of 6/-. The title verso still states (erroneously) that both frontispiece and jacket are by Piper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21421
- Title
- Forlorn Sunset. [Illustrated by John Piper]. WITH THE SCARCE VARIANT DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- SADLEIR Michael
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable,
- Date Published
- [1947]
- Keywords
- modern firsts, michael sadleir, john piper, michael sadleir, modern first editions, forlorn, sunset
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About the Seller
Island Books
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Thakeham, West Sussex
About Island Books
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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.