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Farewell Miss Julie Logan: A Wintry Tale by J. M. Barrie
by Barrie, J. M
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- Signed
- first
- Condition
- White wrappers printed in black, sewn bound with braided red cord, as issued. A near fine copy, with a few very faint creases on
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About This Item
[London: The Times Publishing Company, Limited, 1931. First edition, signed issue; no. 78 of 100 numbered copies, signed by J. M. Barrie. The front cover states (at lower margin): "As published in/ The [decorative device] Times / Thursday, December 24, 1931" and the verso of front cover has following printed colophon (in four lines): "The author has autographed a specially bound set/ of one hundred copies/ of the original supplement./ The present copy is one of the set and is numbered [numbered in ink in lower margin]: '78'. Illustrated in black-and-white. pp. 6 (consisting of six pages of text, printed in three columns per page), [ii] (consisting of two pages of ads). 1 vols. Folio. White wrappers printed in black, sewn bound with braided red cord, as issued. A near fine copy, with a few very faint creases on front cover, else covers are bright, printed text is fresh and clean. First edition, signed issue; no. 78 of 100 numbered copies, signed by J. M. Barrie. The front cover states (at lower margin): "As published in/ The [decorative device] Times / Thursday, December 24, 1931" and the verso of front cover has following printed colophon (in four lines): "The author has autographed a specially bound set/ of one hundred copies/ of the original supplement./ The present copy is one of the set and is numbered [numbered in ink in lower margin]: '78'. Illustrated in black-and-white. pp. 6 (consisting of six pages of text, printed in three columns per page), [ii] (consisting of two pages of ads). 1 vols. Folio. ONE OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY J. M. BARRIE. First edition, signed issue; limited to 100 numbered copies [No. '78'], signed by J. M. Barrie. The front cover states (at lower margin): "As published in/ The [decorative device] Times / Thursday, December 24, 1931" and the verso of front cover has following printed colophon (in four lines): "The author has autographed a specially bound set/ of one hundred copies/ of the original supplement./ The present copy is one of the set and is numbered" [numbered in ink in lower margin]: 78. Signed by J. M. Barrie at the conclusion of the printed text on page 6: "J. M. Barrie".
A scarce publication in the signed issue; OCLC has no separate citation for this signed issue, noting only the regular (unsigned) issue in four separate citations. No copy has sold at auction [per ABPC, 1975 to present].
A scarce publication in the signed issue; OCLC has no separate citation for this signed issue, noting only the regular (unsigned) issue in four separate citations. No copy has sold at auction [per ABPC, 1975 to present].
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- 325631
- Title
- Farewell Miss Julie Logan: A Wintry Tale by J. M. Barrie
- Author
- Barrie, J. M
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated in black-and-white. pp. 6 (consisting of six pages of text, printed in three columns per page), [ii] (consisting of
- Book Condition
- Used - White wrappers printed in black, sewn bound with braided red cord, as issued. A near fine copy, with a few very faint creases on
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, signed issue; no. 78 of 100 numbered copies, sign
- Publisher
- The Times Publishing Company, Limited
- Place of Publication
- [London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Children's Books | British
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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