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Numquam [1st Edition in Dust Jacket]
by Durrell, Lawrence
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1970. First Edition, First Impression First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, first impression, published 1970. Lawrence Durrell's dystopian novel about a team of scientists employed to build an artificial woman for a multinational company. The sequel to 'Nunc', together they make up 'The Revolt of Aphrodite'. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket which is clean and bright with minor rubbing to spine tips and corners. The laminate on the back panel is wrinkled but the paper underneath is not. Green cloth gilt: clean and bright without fading. Light rubbing, mostly to spine tips and corners Slight age-toning to page edges. Contents clean without inscriptions, foxing or other markings. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 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 #
- 005988
- Title
- Numquam [1st Edition in Dust Jacket]
- Author
- Durrell, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression First Printing
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- English Literature; Modern Firsts; Science Fiction & Fantasy; The Revolt of Aphrodite
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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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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