High and Low
by John Betjeman
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: John Murray, 1966. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 7.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A first edition copy of this collection of poetry from the beloved Poet Laureate John Betjeman, in the original dust wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Sir John Betjeman (1906-1984) was a writer and broadcaster, and was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. This is his first published collection of poetry after his extremely successful 'Collected Poems', with poems concerning 'Landscapes', 'Portraits', 'Light and Dark', and 'Personal' subjects. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is mostly bright and smart, except for sunning to the spine and two small closed tears to the front of the wrap. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 874M32
- Title
- High and Low
- Author
- John Betjeman
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 7.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Poetry John Betjeman Verse John Betjeman
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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