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NY: Covici-Friede,, January 1929. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
From Centaur to Cross by Maurice de Guerin (transl. by H. Bedford-Jones) - 1929: the unpublished correspondence & The Centaur
by Maurice de Guerin (transl. by H. Bedford-Jones)
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From Centaur to Cross: the unpublished correspondence & The Centaur
by Maurice de Guerin (transl. by H. Bedford-Jones)
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HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents the FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of FROM CENTAUR TO CROSS, THE UNPUBLISHED CORRESPONDENCE & THE CENTAUR by MAURICE DE GUERIN, translated by H. Bedford-Jones, with an Introduction and Notes by Gilbert Chinard. Out of Print, Rare. While the above title appears on the Title Page, the ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET carries a different title: THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF MAURICE DE GUERIN (with the "CENTAUR" complete). That same jacket tells us that the packet of letters was discovered in the smoking room of a Westbound Ocean Liner. 6" x 9", 213 pages, with ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. No subsequent printing number, hence a first. Overall book condition is VERY GOOD. Pages = Very Good Plus, with mild tanning to all, owner name and address plus old pricing info on first fep, else no marks, tight, square, clear. Cover (orange cloth boards small black particulars on spine only) = Very Good, with moderate rubbing front and back, else clear, colorful, tight, square.
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- Edition First Edition Thus, First Printing Thus
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Covici-Friede: Publishers
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1929
- Size 6" X 9"
- Size 6" X 9"
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From Centaur to Cross : The Unpublished Letters and The Centaur
by Maurice de Guerin
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From Centaur To Cross; The Unpublished Correspondence & The Centaur
by Maurice de Guerin
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- Hardcover
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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New York: Covici Friede Inc., 1929. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Black cloth boards with gilt on spine. Spine is darkened and boards show light spotting and fading. No signatures or personal bookplates present. Rear pastedown has small book shop sticker in corner. Binding good, no hinge cracks, no torn or loose pages. Pages toned due to age with a few smudge prints noted. First edition thus. Sections of pages are still uncut throughout the book. Top edge dyed gray.
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From Centaur to Cross
by Guerin, Maurice De [Ed. Gilbert Chinard]
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Olney, Maryland, United States
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New York: Covici Friede. 1929. Endpapers foxed, very light wear, no dj, else near fine; hardback .
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From Centaur to Cross : The Unpublished Letters and The Centaur
by de Guerin, Maurice
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- very good
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- first
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- First American Edition
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Covici-Friede, 1929. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo. DJ spine chipped, else a better than very good, clean and unmarked copy. Out of print and scarce.
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From Centaur to Cross; The Unpublished Correspondence & the Centaur (Includes Centaur.)
by De Guerin, Maurice
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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New York: Covici Friede 1929. (Hardcover) 214pp. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. Illustration, notes. The covers are lightly wrinkled, the dust jacket is price-clipped, edgeworn and lightly soiled along the spine. "This manuscript was not found in a bottle; it was literally found on the ocean. A well known American writer looking for stamps discovered a little packet in the smoking-room of a Westbound liner. The deciphering of these letters revealed priceless material for the life story of one of the greatest writers of French prose - Maurice de Guerin". Includes The Centaur. Identified on spine as The Life and Letters of Maurice de Guerin with the Centaur. Translated by H. Bedford-Jones. Introduction and notes by Gilbert Chinard. Locale:. (Biography, Authors, Biography, Correspondence, Letters).
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