The Allegory of Love : A Study of Medieval Tradition. OXFORD : 1953. HARDBACK in JACKET.
by C.S. LEWIS (29 November 1898 - 22 November 1963)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford University (Humphrey Milford), 1953. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. OXFORD : 1953. Hardback. Original dark blue cloth, gilt lettered spine and logo, untrimmed bottom edge as issued. Cream printed dust-jacket (now in an archival quality protective sleeve); price-clipped. No owner name; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Internally crisp and clean. Minor wear only to jacket. VERY GOOD INDEED in VERY GOOD jacket. Uncommon in jacket. (ix), 378, (i), Index. Demy.8vo. First published by Oxford University Press in hardback 21 May 1936; reprinted with corrections 1938. See Hooper's bibliography (Hooper 4). Dedicated to Owen Barfield. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051069
- Title
- The Allegory of Love : A Study of Medieval Tradition. OXFORD : 1953. HARDBACK in JACKET.
- Author
- C.S. LEWIS (29 November 1898 - 22 November 1963)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Oxford University (Humphrey Milford)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- C.S. Lewis, Inklings Collectables
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About the Seller
Rosley Books
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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