It Gives Me Great Pleasure
by Beaton, Cecil
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/Very Good
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
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NZ$110.64NZ$88.51
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About This Item
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1955. Book. VG+. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Turquoise cloth withgilt lettering to the spine. 214 pp. Illustrated and DJ design by Cecil Beaton. Frontispiece photograph. This copy is VG+, in a VG, unclipped ( 16s net) DJ. Exterior is bright. Gilt is as well. A little dirt smudge on bottom page edges. Inside has neat PO signature to FEP as well ad moderate toning on front and back EPs where DJ did not cover. Otherwise unmarked, crisp, and little other toning. DJ hasmoderate chipping at the tips,and spine bottom with modest soiling/toning to back cover, and modest sunning to spine/ top edge wear..
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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001955
- Title
- It Gives Me Great Pleasure
- Author
- Beaton, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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