Blood Oranges
by Young, Francis Brett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. cream basket weave cloth with beveled edges, spine lettering in gilt. Fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: White Owl Press, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream basket weave cloth with beveled edges, spine lettering in gilt. Fine. 40 pages. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 55 of 230 signed by the author. Drawings by Albert Edward Berbank, typography by Herbert Jones. Bookplate of Richard D. Friedlander. Bright, crisp copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21249
- Title
- Blood Oranges
- Author
- Young, Francis Brett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. cream basket weave cloth with beveled edges, spine lettering in gilt. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- White Owl Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Private Press;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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ardsley, New York
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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