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The Occasional Verse of Richard Steele
by Rae Blanchard, Ed
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A tight, well-preserved copy of the 1952 1st thus. Solid and Near Fine (small, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown, very light offsetting to the endsheets) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of wear to the spine crown and very light creasing along the top-edges. Octavo, 137 pgs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11656
- Title
- The Occasional Verse of Richard Steele
- Author
- Rae Blanchard, Ed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- rare poetry, rare English poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
Buy and sell - rare, unusual and antiquarian - art, photography, literature, scholarly, sports, childrens, bindings.
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Octavo
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- Spine
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- 1st Thus
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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