London:: Chatto & Windus,, 1931.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Bookplate on pastedown; two pages slightly tanned from laid-in clipping; very slight sunning to cloth; tight and sound in a jacket with a tanned spine and slight use at edges.. 8vo,.

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Bookseller: Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 57167
Title: Portraits in Miniature and Other Essays.
Author: STRACHEY, Lytton
Format/Binding: Publisher's cloth in dust jacket.
Book Condition: Used - Bookplate on pastedown; two pages slightly tanned from laid-in clipping; very slight sunning to cloth; tight and sound in a jack
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chatto & Windus,
Place of Publication: London:
Date Published: 1931.
Pages: 218 [1] pp.
Size: 8vo,

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