Jane Austen and her Country-House Comedy
by HELM, W H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG++
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Eveleigh Nash, 1909 1909. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG++. 1st Edition 14.5 x 23 cm purple cloth with blind stamped borders front and rear and gilt stamped titles to the front and spine. Top edge purple and other edges uncut. 259[1]pp With tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece and folding facsimile letter. [Gilson M288] Clean boards with some toning to the spine and a little loss of colour at the joint tips and a small bruise to the bottom corner of the upper board. Internally, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a little toning to the free endpapers and a little spotting to the first few and last few pages. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202274
- Title
- Jane Austen and her Country-House Comedy
- Author
- HELM, W H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG++
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Eveleigh Nash
- Date Published
- 1909 1909
- Keywords
- Jane Austen|Literary Criticism
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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