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Alroy
by Benjamin Disraeli
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$307.86A$277.07
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About This Item
London : Peter Davies, 1927. First edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 9" by 6". None. A first Bradenham edition of this novel by Benjamin Disraeli. Benjamin Disraeli was a British politician and author who served as Prime Minister. Alroy was his fifth novel original published in 1833. With the very scarce art deco dustwrapper. In a cloth binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, sound with bumping to extremities and light rubbing. Dustwrapper sound with chipping and spotting. Spine sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN34-F-3
- Title
- Alroy
- Author
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Benjamin Disraeli Bradenham Art Deco Bradenham
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
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