London: Privately Printed. Bound in blue buckram with gilt lettering to spine, this Signed Limited First Edition, is VG. 24pp and Limited to 250 copies, signed by the author on verso of title-page. Privately Printed on hand-made watermarked paper and printed by Morrison & Gibbs. Dedicated to "Countess of C---", with clean, unmarked endpapers and uncut edges. Condition all VG . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1931.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002496
Title: The Old Lady Makes a Cup of Tea
Author: Van Thal, B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited Edition
Publisher: Privately Printed
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1931
Keywords: Privately Printed Books, Signed Limited Editions, B. Van Thal,
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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About Camillas Bookshop

Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.

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Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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....
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...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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...