The Bankrupt Bookseller Speaks Again
by Darling, William Young
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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GIG HARBOR, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 8vo, 314 pp. Follow-up to "The Private Papers of a Bankrupt Bookseller," from 1931, and along with this title, published anonymously. Sir William Young Darling was a member of the British Parliament and director of the Royal Bank of Scotland. He also authored several books both anonymously and under his own name including a book of poems, an autobiographical work, and a few novels. Very good in publisher's green cloth with darkening to spine and paper spine label. Rubbing to corners of boards and along joints. Internally, clean and sound with some toning to end papers and an extra paper spine label tipped in at the bottom of the final page of text. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Peruse the Stacks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4219
- Title
- The Bankrupt Bookseller Speaks Again
- Author
- Darling, William Young
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oliver & Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1938
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