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The Way of the World and Love for Love, Two Comedies by William Congreve
by Congreve, William; Kettelwell, John (Illustrations)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: John Lane the Bodley Head and Dodd, Mead, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. 222 pp + 12 plates, illustrated endpapers, bound in black cloth stamped in gilt. A most attractive copy with slight wear to top and bottom edges of boards, light offsetting to endpapers from jacket flaps, smudge on the back of a single plate. Dust jacket has slight edgewear, one short, closed tear. Two popular Restoration comedies, newly illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2908
- Title
- The Way of the World and Love for Love, Two Comedies by William Congreve
- Author
- Congreve, William; Kettelwell, John (Illustrations)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Lane the Bodley Head and Dodd, Mead
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Walkabout Books
All books returnable for any reason within 21 days of receipt, provided they are in the original condition. Shipping costs fully refunded if an item is misdescribed or defective. Refund of purchase price only for returns for other reasons.
About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Plate
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- Fine
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Flap(s)
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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