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A Modern Lover (First Edition, Inscribed By Frieda Lawrence To Ruth Swaine)
by Lawrence, D. H. (Inscribed By Frieda Lawrence)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1934. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 296 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. One Of The Lawrence's Own Copies: Ownership Signature Of Lawrence's Friend And Neighbor Ruth Swaine (Frieda Spells Her Name "Swayne" In Her Letters, As Does Goyen, And As Such She Enters Posterity), Dated 1934, And Presentation Inscription To Her "To My Brilliant Teacher From Fr.- L-", And Later Inscribed By Swaine To Writer William Goyen "And Now, 1954, To Our Brilliant And More [Underlined], Bill- Ruth". William Goyen And His Friend Joe Glasco Arrived In Taos In 1947 And Were Allowed To Build A House On Her Property. They Became Friends. In 1956, Goyen Was Intimately Involved In The Events Of Frieda's Last Day. Condition Of Book Is Good, Wear With A Few Tiny Frays, Gilt Very Bright But Cloth Faded; Dust Jacket Browned At Edges, Very Browned On Spine, Colors Not Faded, Not Price Clipped, 1/8" Loss Along Top Of Spine And 1/8 V-Chip At Top Of Front Panel And At Each Of Two Upper Tips.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035132
- Title
- A Modern Lover (First Edition, Inscribed By Frieda Lawrence To Ruth Swaine)
- Author
- Lawrence, D. H. (Inscribed By Frieda Lawrence)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- 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....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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