THE HAPPY EXILE : With Six Etchings By E. Philip Pimlott ( the Arcady Library )
by Lowry H. D
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Very Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1898. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good. Pimlott, E. Philip. Vivid Short Stories with much Cornish Interest. Includes "Pilchards in the Bay", "The Smell of the Sea" and "A Scandal in Arcady". Beautifully illustrated with 6 Full-Page Plates, all protected by tissue Guards. Brown ribbed Quarter Cloth with Gilt Lettering & Decoration on spine. Ochre cloth covered boards with Brown Sundial on front. Top page edges Brown, other page edges untrimmed. 210 p. pages + adverts of the Author's other works. 7 3/4" Tall, 550g. From the Library of Prof. Charles Thomas, Cornish Historian & Author, his illustrated Bookplates are on the Endpaper. Previous powner's inscripti0on on ffep, dated 1918. No other inscriptions. Slight edge wear and a very small closed tear to ochre cloth at the back. Hinges sound & text block firm. An occasional small spot of light foxing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018910
- Title
- THE HAPPY EXILE : With Six Etchings By E. Philip Pimlott ( the Arcady Library )
- Author
- Lowry H. D
- Illustrator
- Pimlott, E. Philip
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/FICTION/SHORT STORIES/CORNISH SHORT STORIES/CLASSICS/CORNISH INTEREST/CORNISH LITERATURE
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About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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