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Biography & The Fables Biography edited by the late W. H. Kearley Wright.<br />Limited edition.
by Gay, John
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- Hardcover
- first
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, 1923. First edition in this format limited to 250 copies, this being no 33. Hardback. viii, [1 - 10], 11 - 313pp. Green cloth boards with gilt decoration to upper board and to spine. Top edge gilt. Dust jacket. The Fables decorated with 68 wood engravings from drawings by William Harvey. Book in very good condition. A little rubbing to extremities of spine. Light marking to upper board. Dust jacket good. Not price marked so unclipped. A little edge wear. Nick to top edge of front and small closed tear to upper edge of rear at hinge. Corners chipped and spine discoloured. Jacket in a protective sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1306095
- Title
- Biography & The Fables Biography edited by the late W. H. Kearley Wright.Limited edition.
- Author
- Gay, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1923
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- Literature;
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gilt
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