Vanity Varnished: Reminiscences in Many Colours
by Cole, P. Tennyson, 1862-1939
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hamden, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1931. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good. frontis, index, 287p. Original red cloth. 23 cm. Backstrip somewhat faded. Binding lightly soiled. Spine slightly sloped. Backstrip sunned and has a few waterspots. Contents sound and clean. No jacket. An English portrait painter of the rich and famous. He spent a few years working as an artist in Australia and, more briefly, in New Zealsnd followed several years in South Africa Including the Boer War.
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- Bookseller
- McBlain Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 93984
- Title
- Vanity Varnished: Reminiscences in Many Colours
- Author
- Cole, P. Tennyson, 1862-1939
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
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McBlain Books
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Hamden, Connecticut
About McBlain Books
Our second floor shop contains about 15,000 volumes and is open by appointment. Established 1970. We have been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America for over 45 years. While there is a heavy emphasis in our stock on African Americana, Africa, Asia and the Middle East we also buy and sell antiquarian books on other subjects.
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