Doctor Martino: and Other Stories.
by FAULKNER, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas,, 1934. First edition, first printing, trade issue, of Faulkner's second collection of short stories. Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt, top edge yellow. With the Hawkins dust jacket. A superb copy in the jacket that has a slightly toned spine, some minor loss to spine ends and nicks to extremities. Massey 438; Petersen A15a.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 95987
- Title
- Doctor Martino
- Author
- FAULKNER, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas,
- Date Published
- 1934
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- 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....
- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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