The Forsyte Saga
by Galsworthy, John
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
William Heinemann, 1922. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" One of 25 copies of the rare presentation edition, this copy #23, signed by the author. Bound in full dark green calf over flexible boards, stamped in gilt, top edge gilt (minor wear). First issue, with dedication leaf and the chart folding out to the right. xvi+1104 pages. Marrot, pp34- 35. Housed in a green cloth folding box (of no particular distinction).Folding Tables.
Synopsis
The Forsyte Saga is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by John Galsworthy. They chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of an upper-middle-class British family. Only a few generations removed from their farmer ancestors, the family members are keenly aware of their status as "new money".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00533330
- Title
- The Forsyte Saga
- Author
- Galsworthy, John
- Format/Binding
- Leather Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Fiction GALSWORTHY, JOHN MARROT, PP34-35 BINDING, , , , , ,
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...