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The House Under the Water (Severn Edition)
by Young, Francis Brett
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, reprint (original in 1932), missing d/j, blue boards, gilt spine titling, text block intact but loosened, pages crisp and
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1937. reprint. h/b. Good, reprint (original in 1932), missing d/j, blue boards, gilt spine titling, text block intact but loosened, pages crisp and unmarked; owner's inscription on ffep.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). The House Under the Water is a 1932 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young. It is one of his ""Mercian novels"", set in the West Midlands and Welsh borders. It portrays the construction of the Elan Valley Reservoirs to provide a water supply for the rapidly expanding Birmingham, requiring the flooding of a significant area of land. This included a house associated with the poet Shelley, which is referred to in the novel's title.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133060
- Title
- The House Under the Water (Severn Edition)
- Author
- Young, Francis Brett
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, reprint (original in 1932), missing d/j, blue boards, gilt spine titling, text block intact but loosened, pages crisp and
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Pages
- 691
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, Mercian, Brett Young
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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- Gilt
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- 12mo
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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