The Unlucky Family
by Mrs Henry de la Pasture [Elizabeth Lydia Rosabelle]
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Suffolk: The Boydell Press, 1987. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". John Lawrence. A first edition of Mrs Henry de la Pasture's classic children's novel. With twelve illustrations, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. A lovely copy of Mrs Henry de la Pasture's classic children's novel. Found in the original unclipped dust wrapper, with twelve illustrations by John Lawrence. Having plunged into riches, the Mr Chubb and his eleven children uproot themselves from the homely suburbs of London to the splendours of Finch Hall. A saga of comic episodes ensues, as de la Pasture gentle satirises Edwardian stately house life. In the publisher's original yellow cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Lightly bumped to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned but clean throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 854N22
- Title
- The Unlucky Family
- Author
- Mrs Henry de la Pasture [Elizabeth Lydia Rosabelle]
- Illustrator
- John Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Boydell Press
- Place of Publication
- Suffolk
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Mrs Henry de la Pasture The Unlucky Family Children's Novel Dust Wrapper The Unlucky Family
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
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- Cloth
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.