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The Transmutation of Ling
by Ernest Bramah
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$1,039.15NZ$935.24
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards, 1911 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 12" by 8.5". Ilbery Lynch. The first edition of this beautifully illustrated Ernest Bramah 'Kai Lung' work, signed by the illustrator, Ilbery Lynch. The first edition of this work, one of only five hundred copies produced.With the inscription 'To Jeoffrey W. D. [...] from the artist. Ilbery Lynch, July 1919' to the front free endpaper. Illustrated with twelve plates by Lynch, each retaining the original captioned tissue guard. Collated, complete.A wonderful limited edition work, providing illustrations to accompany a fantastical tale of ancient China that first appeared in 'The Wallet of Kai Lung', in 1900.Ernest Bramah was an English author whose work spanned many genres including humour, science fiction and crime. His novel, 'What Might Have Been', was a major influence for George Orwell's classic, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt detailing to front board. Small split in cloth to tail of back strip. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with handling marks and spotting throughout, most concentrated to page perimeters. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 876F33
- Title
- The Transmutation of Ling
- Author
- Ernest Bramah
- Illustrator
- Ilbery Lynch
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 12" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- The Wallet of Kai Lung kai lung Ernest Bramah Ernest Brammah Smith kai lung
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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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- Gilt
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