Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania
by Winston Spencer Churchill
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$1,786.53NZ$1,607.88
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1900. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A first edition, first state of Winston Churchill's only major fictional work, Savrola A first edition, first state of Winston Churchill's only major fictional work. With speeches of agitators and scenes of street fighting, the story follows the eponymous character as he attempts to lead a revolution against the dictatorial government of Laurania, a fictional European state. Described by Churchill himself as 'a thorough-going rip-roaring melodrama', the novel combines romance with scenes of political action. This is the first edition, first state of the novel, with the print history and date to the verso of the title page. Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Prior owners ink inscription to the half title, 'G. G. G. Glefonclan 10/7/00'. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and the spine, with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. The front endpaper is a little loose. Foxed to the front and rear of the book, and to the fore edge of the text block, but pages are otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 850N1
- Title
- Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania
- Author
- Winston Spencer Churchill
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Savrola A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania Winston Churchill First Edition A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- Fore Edge
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....