Isabel Reed : Her Book
by R., A. H. [Alfred Hamish Reed (1875-1975)]
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dunedin: A. H. and A. W. Reed. Good with no dust jacket. First Edition. Softcover. Rubbing to ends of spine. Some marking to wrappers. Spotting to page edges. ; (102) pages. Grey paper wrappers. Illustrated. No date [c.1940]. Page dimensions: 151mm x 104mm. Written by the author A. H. Reed (1875-1975) about his wide Isabel Reed (1866-1939). "[T[he more I dwell upon our forty years' companionship, the more do happy and inspiring memories come crowding in, and to do justice to all of these would require many books. And if I wrote and rewrote it every year for a dozen years - should I not hear your welcoming voice before then - I should still want to alter it everytime, and should still feel, I know full well, that it failed lamentably in presenting the picture of you that should be portrayed." - from page 3. [Bagnall R265] ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8053
- Title
- Isabel Reed : Her Book
- Author
- R., A. H. [Alfred Hamish Reed (1875-1975)]
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- A. H. and A. W. Reed
- Place of Publication
- Dunedin
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.