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The Letters of Lewis Carroll. Volume I: ca.1837-1885 & Volume II: 1886-1898
by Carroll, Lewis; Cohen, Morton N.; Green, Roger Lancelyn
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan , 1979. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Both volumes of the two part set. First edition, first impression. Hardcovers in unclipped dust jackets. Blue cloth gilt. Decorated endpapers. Illustrated with b/w photos. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Both jackets have sunning, wear, and chips to corners and spine tips. Vol. II in a little worse condition than Vol. I with sunning to both panels, tears and a small loss to spine head, a couple of holes to joint between back panel and flap, and a few more marks. Both bindings are clean and bright with light edge wear and a few bumped corners. Vol. II gilt is a little dulled. Both vols are firmly bound with hinges intact. There is spotting and dust-soiling to top page edges, minor marking to bottoms. Contents clean without bookplates, inscriptions, foxing or other marking. Heavy/oversize set. U.K. postage at default charge but overseas buyers may be asked for a little extra. Enquiries welcome. All orders professionally packed, tracked and/or signed for, and insured.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bath and West Books (PBFA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005841
- Title
- The Letters of Lewis Carroll. Volume I: ca.1837-1885 & Volume II: 1886-1898
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis; Cohen, Morton N.; Green, Roger Lancelyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression First Printing
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Essays, Letters & Diaries; Children's; Biography; English Literature
Terms of Sale
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Book orders are professionally packed and shipped within 48 hours.
Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery but please contact us in first instance.
About the Seller
Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Biblio member since 2009
Bath, Somerset
About Bath and West Books (PBFA)
Bath and West Books is an online/mail order business owned by Jo West and based just outside the city of Bath. I have been dealing in antiquarian and secondhand books since 2003 and I buy and sell books on a wide variety of subjects with particular interests in Literature and Poetry, The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Modern Firsts, History, Politics, Children's and Illustrated Books, Travel, Art, Fine Bindings, Literary Sets, the Folio Society and anything unusual and interesting. Please visit www.BathandWestBooks.co.uk for further information. You can also follow us at Twitter.com/BathWestBooks.
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