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Summoned by Bells

by Betjeman, John

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Very Good /Slipcase
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About This Item

London: John Murray 1976. Large 8vo.Limited Edition. Signed Limited Edition. xiv, 115 pp. A full blue leather binding in a marbled slip case, both bearing a gilt bell to their front boards. Gilt lettering, borders and turn-ins. Marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Drawings throughout by Michael Tree. Fading to the spine, some light markings to leather and pages. Otherwise a tidy copy in very good condition. Bound for the Queen's Silver Jubilee, this copy is No. 10 of a limited edition of 100 with the addition of 'Cricket Master' and illustrations. Signed by John Betjeman. Summoned by Bells is a blankverse autobiography describing Betjeman's early life. . Very Good. Full Leather. Signed Limited Edition. 1976.

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Bookseller
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
65217
Title
Summoned by Bells
Author
Betjeman, John
Format/Binding
Full Leather
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Slipcase
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Signed Limited Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
John Murray 1976
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1976
Size
Large 8vo.Limited Edition
Keywords
Signed copy,Limited edition,Sir John Betjeman
Bookseller catalogs
Fine Bindings; Poetry;

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Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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...
Slip Case
A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
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....

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