THE COMPACT EDITION: The Forsyte Saga, A Modern Comedy, Caravan, Three Novels of Society, Three Novels of Love, [and] Plays
by Galsworthy, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929. Hardcover. Fine. Number 247 of the first 500 numbered copies of the first printing of The Compact Edition signed by John Galsworthy. An English novelist and playwright, Galsworthy (1867-1933) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. Octavo, six volumes. Original pebbled green cloth bindings, with decorative gilt stamping. A fine set in the original green cloth dust jackets, lacking the wooden stand.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75660
- Title
- THE COMPACT EDITION: The Forsyte Saga, A Modern Comedy, Caravan, Three Novels of Society, Three Novels of Love, [and] Plays
- Author
- Galsworthy, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Literature, Nobel Laureates, The Forsyte Saga
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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Glossary
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...