Taken Unawares. By John Macbeath. LONDON : 1935. HARDBACK in JACKET.
by MacBeath, John, M.A
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Pickering & Inglis, 1935. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Small Octavo. Frontispiece - Portrait. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1935. [ Not dated. The British Library dates as 1935]. Hardback. Frontispiece - Portrait. Original orange cloth; black lettered spine. In sepia pictorial dust-jacket. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Jacket has minor wear and chipping VERY GOOD INDEED. Jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 111 pages. Scarce. Only four copies recorded in the 24 major UK libraries. 'He has the gift of an orderly mind, clear thinking and true eloquence...' The British Weekly - from the jacket. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052706
- Title
- Taken Unawares. By John Macbeath. LONDON : 1935. HARDBACK in JACKET.
- Author
- MacBeath, John, M.A
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece - Portrait
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Pickering & Inglis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- Small Octavo
- Keywords
- Christianity - Essence, Genius, Nature Church - Unity. Christianity - 20th century.Kingdom of God.
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About the Seller
Rosley Books
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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