The Elder Statesman: A Play
by ELIOT, T.S. [Thomas Stearns]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber, 1959. First U.K. Edition. First Impression (15,000 copies). Slim octavo; red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 109pp. Neat ink ownership signature to front endpaper, dated 1961. A tight, Fine copy in a crisp Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced 12s. 6d. net at base of front flap), a trifle toned at spine folds. Nice copy of this late verse play. GALLUP A70.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59405
- Title
- The Elder Statesman: A Play
- Author
- ELIOT, T.S. [Thomas Stearns]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Great Britain; Modern Drama;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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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....
- Crisp
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- Fine
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.