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Bacon (Inscribed First Edition)
by Charles Williams
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /No Jacket
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Arthur Barker, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good /No Jacket. Inscribed by author. Inscribed: "Humphrey Milford / from Charles Williams." Following that are five lines in Latin and the reference p.242. Milford, from 1913 to 1945 was publisher to the University of Oxford and head of operations at Oxford University Press London. Thus he was Charles Williams' supervisor. Additionally he was uncle of Anne Ridler. Oxford University Press created an imprint (brand) called Humphrey Milford. The Humphrey Milford imprint printed several C. S. Lewis books including the 1938 edition of The Allegory of Love; Rehabilitations and Other Essays, 1939; The Personal Essay: A Controversy, 1939; A Preface to Paradise Lost, 1942; and The Abolition of Man, 1943. London: Arthur Barker, 1933. Glenn I.. A. vi. 1 First edition. Peach cloth boards and spine with author and title in peach on the spine against a black section made to look like a label. 318 pp. Indexed. Glen I.A.vi.1. The book has general wear and light soiling. VG. Dust wrapper not present. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063707
- Title
- Bacon (Inscribed First Edition)
- Author
- Charles Williams
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur Barker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Charles Williams; Inklings
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- A.N.
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- Spine
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