Alexander Pope
by Sitwell, Edith
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1930 8vo. original yellow cloth gilt (attractive bookplate to front pastedown, a little rubbed & marked, spine sunned, spotting/offsetting to outer leaves and edges, lacks dustwrapper); pp. xvi (last blank), 318 (last blank), with tissue-guarded illustrations. A very good copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016411
- Title
- Alexander Pope
- Author
- Sitwell, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Edith Sitwell Alexander Pope
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
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