Bly Market. Moving Pictures of a Market Day
by Bernard Gilbert
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Cecil Palmer, 1924. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7.5". None. A limited, first edition of Gilbert's entertaining description of a market day with a fold-out map. Bound in quarter cloth. Of this Edition de Luxe of 'Bly Market' one thousand copies have been printed, of which eight hundred and seventy-five are numbered and for sale. The first one hundred and twenty-five are signed by the author. This copy is number 344. A collection of stories of activities on a market day from 7 am to 11.45 pm. There is a fold out map of Bly town, and 6 pages of music. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally, smart. Mild wear to the extremities, with light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A little discolouration to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. pages are bright and generally clean with the odd scattered spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN15-E-1
- Title
- Bly Market. Moving Pictures of a Market Day
- Author
- Bernard Gilbert
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cecil Palmer
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 10" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- gilbert bly market bly town market bly market
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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