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The Letters of D. H. Lawrence
by D. H. Lawrence; Edited and with an Introduction by Aldous Huxley
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Fair
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$46.36NZ$34.77
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About This Item
The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, Edited and with an Introduction by Aldous Huxley
Hardback, 1956, third reprint (first published 1932, reprinted 1932, 1934), published by William Heinemann Ltd, London, xxxiv + 889 pages.
Measures around 8 3/4" by 6" by 2". Dust jacket is very worn and marked with some tattering at edged and tape repairs to tears on underside of jacket. Brown cloth binding, gilt lettering and crest to front board and spine. A little marking and some scuffing to binding but quite clean and colouring still vivid. Crease to cloth on upper end of spine near front hinge. Bumped corners. Signs of wear, some rubbing at edges and a little on hinges. Slackness to binding but book contents reasonably firm. Page edges browned and foxed, otherwise a little marked and scuffed. Previous owner inscription to recto of front free endpaper and quotation written on verso of second free endpaper. Some pages contain underlining, margin lining and the odd bit of other marginalia. See pictures for further information.
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- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-466
- Title
- The Letters of D. H. Lawrence
- Author
- D. H. Lawrence; Edited and with an Introduction by Aldous Huxley
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Pages
- xxxiv + 889
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- D H Lawrence, Letters, Literature, Writing, Aldous Huxley
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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