TWO FORM-CAPTAINS
by OXENHAM, ELSIE J
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
EDINBURGH, UK: W. & R. CHAMBERS. BOUND IN CLEAN BLUE CLOTH WITHCLEAR GILT TITLES TO FRONT BOARD AND SPINE, THIS DATED 1921 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION AND FIRST PRINTING IS VG. (V)/380pp WITH B/W FRONTIS OF GIRL JUMPING, WITH LEGEND, "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" BOUND IN CLEAN BLUE CLOTH WITH GILT TITLES TO FRONT BOARD AND SPINE, THIS DATED 1921 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION AND FIRST PRINTING IS VG. (V)/380pp WITH B/W FRONTIS BY PERCY TARRANT AND 28 CHAPTERS** BOUND IN CLEAN BLUE CLOTH WITH GILT TITLES TO FRONT BOARD AND SPINE, THIS DATED 1921 HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION IS VG. (V)/380pp WITH 4 B/W PLATES BY PERCY TARRANT AND GREEN ENDPAPERS. PRIZE BOOKPLATE TO FIXED FRONT ENDPAPER OF VITORIA LEAGUE, DATED MAY 1931. VERY SLIGHT WEAR TO TOP/TAIL OF SPINE AND CORNERS AND ONE OR TWO FOXING SPOTS, OTHERWISE A NICE TIGHT BINDING AND VG . . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1921.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002200211
- Title
- TWO FORM-CAPTAINS
- Author
- OXENHAM, ELSIE J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- W. & R. CHAMBERS
- Place of Publication
- EDINBURGH, UK
- Date Published
- 1921
- Pages
- 380
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- "TWO FORM-CAPTAINS" BY ELSIE J. OXENHAM 8vo HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION DATED 1921, PUBLISHER CHAMBERS OF EDINBURGH, CONDITION VG
Terms of Sale
Camillas Bookshop
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About the Seller
Camillas Bookshop
Biblio member since 2009
Eastbourne, East Sussex
About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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