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CURSORY RHYMES. Illustrated by Albert Rutherston.
by WOLFE, Humbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn Limited., 1927. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. Octavo, original tan paper covered boards, white cloth spine, paper label titled in red on spine. [127] pp. Limited Edition of 500 copies, printed on Van Gelder paper and signed by the author. Spare spine label laid in. Mild browning to endpapers, a fine copy in a nice attractive dust jacket, lightly worn at edges and with small internal tape repairs to the folds and spine tips. Overall, an attractive copy.
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- Bookseller
- Thompson Rare Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311313
- Title
- CURSORY RHYMES. Illustrated by Albert Rutherston.
- Author
- WOLFE, Humbert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn Limited.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry;
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About the Seller
Thompson Rare Books
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Hornby Island, British Columbia
About Thompson Rare Books
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Spine Label
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