The Spider and the Fly
by Howitt, Mary
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Nonesuch Press, 1938. Hardcover. Fine. [12] p.; 27 cm. Original maroon cloth with gilt-tooled cover title. Brown endpapers. Lacking dust jacket. This is one of a limited edition of 250 copies printed for Helen, George, and Linda Macy to give as a present for New Year 1939. "The type is Stempel's Janson, composed by Helen M. at The Nonesuch Press in London." -- Colophon. In Fine Condition: clean and crisp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004150
- Title
- The Spider and the Fly
- Author
- Howitt, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
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