The Dutch Cheese and Other Stories
by de la Mare, Walter (illus. Irene Hawkins)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st thus edition, missing d/j, red clothbound boards good, gilt-pressed cover design and black spine titling clear (s
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1946. 1st thus. hardback. Very good, 1st thus edition, missing d/j, red clothbound boards good, gilt-pressed cover design and black spine titling clear (some rubbing); text block firm, pages unmarked and tight (wartime papers). 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Originally published in 1931, this version includes five stories - ""The Dutch Cheese""; ""Lucy""; ""Alice's Godmother""; ""A Penny a Day""; and, ""The Three Sleeping Boys of Warwickshire"".
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC84359
- Title
- The Dutch Cheese and Other Stories
- Author
- de la Mare, Walter (illus. Irene Hawkins)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st thus edition, missing d/j, red clothbound boards good, gilt-pressed cover design and black spine titling clear (s
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Pages
- 143
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, short stories, de la Mare, Georgian Poets
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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