The Forsyte Saga
by John Galsworthy
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1930. Hardcover. Good. Handsome art-deco style binding of Galsworthy's epic history of a newly-monied family and their progress through British high society. Printed on fine paper, contains all three books and two interludes: The Man of Property (1906); Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918); In Chancery (1920); Awakening (1920) and To Let (1921). Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Features fold out family tree. Spine is faded and rubbed at top. Cracking to lower front hinge. Rubbing to extremities. But Contents clean. Good overall.
Synopsis
The Forsyte Saga is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by John Galsworthy. They chronicle the vicissitudes of the leading members of an upper-middle-class British family. Only a few generations removed from their farmer ancestors, the family members are keenly aware of their status as "new money".
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001524
- Title
- The Forsyte Saga
- Author
- John Galsworthy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- fiction, literature, binding, leather
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
AJ Scruffles
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Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.