Important People. By James H. Dowd. Pen Sketches By Brenda E. Spender. LONDON : 1935. HARDBACK in JACKET.
by DOWD, James H
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London & New York: Country Life Ltd & Scribners, 1935. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Folio - 12 x 10 Inches Tall. Pen Sketches By Brenda E. Spender. Pencil Drawings By James H. Dowd. LONDON : 1935. [ First published in 1930.]. Hardback. Illustrated; pen sketches by Brenda E. Spender, and pencil drawings by the author. Original pale yellow cloth; spine & cover dark blue lettered. In pale yellow matching dust-jacket (not price-clipped (6/-). Neat owner name dated 1936; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only to jacket. Minor marks to rear of jacket and cover. VERY GOOD INDEED. In VG jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 78 pages, plus 76 illustrated leaves. Plus blank pages: "For your sketches in pen or pencil" [p. 67-69] "Some sayings of more important people" [p. 71-72] "Notable events in the lives of your most important people" [p. 73] "Friends of importance to important people" [p. 78]. **Lg. heavy book - extra postage required. Folio; approx. 12 x 10 inches. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, C.H.S., Cumberland, D.L.S. Everyman, G. K. C., Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]
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- 055214
- Title
- Important People. By James H. Dowd. Pen Sketches By Brenda E. Spender. LONDON : 1935. HARDBACK in JACKET.
- Author
- DOWD, James H
- Illustrator
- Pen Sketches By Brenda E. Spender. Pencil Drawings By James H. Dowd
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Country Life Ltd & Scribners
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- Folio - 12 x 10 Inches Tall
- Keywords
- Children in art. - Quotations. in literature and art. Anecdotes and sayings.
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
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