The Hour Glass; A Collection of Poems
by Jones, Melfin W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Wrecsam, UK: Hughes and Son. Bound in olivine cloth with white title label to spine, this December 1936 hardcover First Edition is VG. V111/108pp with 80 Poems, including the following: The Welsh Prisoner: The Prophecy of Merlin: Snowden: The Monkey on a Barrel Organ: Gower: If My Love Were A Butterfly: Child at a Toyshop Window; and, By the Shores of Menai (at) Sunset. Minor wear to top/tail of spine and corners, white titles label is chipped at edges, but a new label is to be found at end. Indistinct part coffee ring to front board, otherwise VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1936.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0014727
- Title
- The Hour Glass; A Collection of Poems
- Author
- Jones, Melfin W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Hughes and Son
- Place of Publication
- Wrecsam, UK
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- 1st Edition Poetry: Melfin W. Jones (1936)
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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