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Forlorn Sunset
by Michael Sadleir
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable , 1947. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A first edition historical novel by the popular British writer, Michael Sadleir, with the original dust wrapper. The first edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a colour frontispiece, two pages of plates and two maps. Collated complete. 'Forlorn Sunset' is a historical novel set in Victorian London, exploring the underworld of Vice that exists in the city. Michael Sadleir was a British novelist and publisher, whose work includes titles such as, 'Fanny by Gaslight', and 'Things Past'. The half title page is present. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smrt with little shelf wear to the edges. Fading to the spine and front board. The original unclipped dust wrapper is in very smart condition. Light shelf wear to the edges. Spine is darkened. Handling marks to the rear panel and to the inside of the dust wrapper. Mark to the lower rear panel. Internally, firmly bound. Page lightly age-toned but otherwise very bright and clean with just the odd spot. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 843g31
- Title
- Forlorn Sunset
- Author
- Michael Sadleir
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- victorian england london fanny by gaslight things past london
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Fine
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