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Collected Poems of W. H. Davies
by Davies, W. H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good, no d/j, blue boards faded on edges, silver spine titling rubbed, untrimmed pages in firm text block, a little sunning
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1942. 1st reprint. hardback. Good, no d/j, blue boards faded on edges, silver spine titling rubbed, untrimmed pages in firm text block, a little sunning. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). W. H. Davies (1871-1940) was a much-loved Welsh poet, whose style was described by Shaw as that of a 'genuine' innocent. The first edition of this anthology was published in the year of his death, with this, the first reprint, in 1942.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC98027
- Title
- Collected Poems of W. H. Davies
- Author
- Davies, W. H
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, no d/j, blue boards faded on edges, silver spine titling rubbed, untrimmed pages in firm text block, a little sunning
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 525
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry, anthology, WHDavies, Georgian Poets
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
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