Harborne, 'Once upon a time'
by Tom Presterne
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Cornish Brothers Ltd, 1913. Good. 8vo. 225 x 150mm, 142 pages. B/w photos, drawings, map. Book condition: Good, clean red gilt titled boards, not faded, firm binding, minor rubbing to corners/top & base of spine, dedication signed by author on endpaper. Quite a unique and sought-after local history volume! In remarkably good condition for it's age. No jacket, as published. Comments: A locally interesting narrative describing Harborne, Birmingham from the early 20th century. Dedication signed by the author on endpaper - July 1913. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pullet's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002403
- Title
- Harborne, 'Once upon a time'
- Author
- Tom Presterne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cornish Brothers Ltd
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Terms of Sale
Pullet's Books
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About the Seller
Pullet's Books
Biblio member since 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
About Pullet's Books
Private residence. Internet sales only.I specialise in Natural History, Ornithology, Local History and some walking books. Those listed represent a small proportion of my book stock and welcome search requests of other books I may hold.
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