Room at the Top
by BRAINE JOHN
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1957. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Publisher's green paper-covered boards stamped in gilt to the spine. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Spine sunned and less so to the front board and the edge of the back board; foxing to the early/late pages of the book. Overall about VG. The supplied D/W is in VG++ condition with a touch of fraying at the head of the spine. With the VERY RARE PUBLISHER'S WRAP-AROUND BAND which is complete but spotted to both the front and rear panel portions. The book itself is inscribed to Royston and Ann Millmore (close friends of the author) on the front free end-paper: "To my very good friends/ Royston and Ann Millmore/ con amore/ John Braine". Above the inscription Royston Millmore has written his name in pencil. Royston Millmore (1910-1997) worked in the wool industry in Bradford and was Editor of the Trade Journal: The Wool Record. He was also a published author. Great D/W art by John Minton. First Book. Scarce with these attributes. Photographs/scans available upon request.
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- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490720193
- Title
- Room at the Top
- Author
- BRAINE JOHN
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre and Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- First Edition
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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