London: John Miles. Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners worn.. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 192pp. Black cloth spine with marbled paper-covered sides. Top edges gilt. Front jacket panel taped to rear endpapers. Index, many black and white photos and illustrations. Introduction to the town of Oxford and its renowned university. Heraldic bookplate of Sir Thomas Colyer Colyer-Fergusson on front pastedown endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

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Bookseller: Old Saratoga Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 57752
Title: An Oxford University Chest
Author: Betjeman, John
Illustrator: L. Moholy-Nagy, Osbert Lancaster, Rev. Edward Bradley
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Corners worn.
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Miles
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1938
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: Oxford, England, Oxford University
Bookseller catalogs: European History;

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Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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