The Nature of Love
by Bates H.E
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1954. First American Edition. Fine/Very Good. First American edition. Signed by H.E. Bates on the front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner in Paris, 1959. [vi], 217 pp. Publisher's slick navy cloth, spine lettered in white. Fine in Very Good dust jacket with rubbing, a little foxing, small closed tear to back panel. A collection of three novellas-- "The Grass God," "Dulcima," and "The Delicate Nature"-- by the prolific British author best-known for The Darling Buds of May.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941016
- Title
- The Nature of Love
- Author
- Bates H.E
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1954
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
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- Rubbing
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- Cloth
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