The Ballad of Peckham Rye.: With Other Stories.
by SPARK, Muriel
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd,, 1960. First edition, first impression, scarce presentation copy inscribed "Barbara, lots of love from Muriel". The recipient's surname has been rubbed out, but can be confidently inferred from Spark's autograph letter and envelope which is taped in at the front pastedown, addressed to Barbara Richards, dated 30 Sept 1958, thanking her and her husband Eric for their hospitality after a holiday. Octavo. Original blue boards, titles to spine in red. With dust jacket, supplied. Canterbury bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown. Sunning to spine and along board edges, ends and corners worn, spine rolled, sound and clean inside, a good copy with the jacket rubbed at extremities, but bright and intact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 152757
- Title
- The Ballad of Peckham Rye.
- Author
- SPARK, Muriel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd,
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- 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....
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...