Progress of Stories
by Riding, Laura
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Majorca, London: Seizin Press and Constable, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (7s. 6d. nett), generally toned and soiled, foxing throughout, a few chips and closed tears. Green buckram, toned at the spine, foxed throughout. Square and firmly bound, stains at the top edge, clean internally. An important, polarizing collection of stories from the American modernist poet published during her time with Robert Graves running the Seizin Press in Spain. A scarce book with only two auction records since 1975.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7786
- Title
- Progress of Stories
- Author
- Riding, Laura
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Seizin Press and Constable
- Place of Publication
- Majorca, London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- Short Stories, American Literature, Modern Literature, Poetry, Avant-garde, Experimental, 20th Century Fiction
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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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...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....