A Mirror to France
by Ford Madox Ford
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Duckworth, 1926. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A rumination on France's society and characteristics by noted novelist Ford Madox Ford, the first edition, illustrated with a colour frontispiece. The first edition, first impression.A travel work of Ford Madox Ford's impressions of France as he was sent there during World War One, as Ford states in his introduction "years ago, when we were all writing propaganda, I wrote a book that, as far as I was concerned, was mainly about France".Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.Ford is best known for his novels 'The Good Soldier', the 'Parade's End' tetralogy, and 'The Fifth Queen' trilogy. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, faded to the spine, head of the boards, and fore edge of the front board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the fore edge of the front board. Light marks to the spine and rear board. Institutional stamp to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Institutional blind stam to the title page. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 891P82
- Title
- A Mirror to France
- Author
- Ford Madox Ford
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Duckworth
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- A Mirror to France france travel ford madox ford france
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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