Harriet Hume
by Rebecca West
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: HUtchinson & Co (Publishers) LTD, 1929. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart first edition copy of the third novel by Rebecca West, a modernist love story set in London during the 1920s. The first edition.Undated to the title page, with the date 'Autumn 1929' to the publisher's adverts to the rear.The third novel by Rebecca West, a modernist novel following the love affair to Harriet Hume and Condroex.Harriet is a prodigy pianist, her love an obsessive corrupt politician. Their love story is set against the backdrop of London in the 1920s, a glittery society with an intriguing cast of characters.Twenty-four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Only a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 872P1
- Title
- Harriet Hume
- Author
- Rebecca West
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- HUtchinson & Co (Publishers) LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Harriet Hume rebecca west london modernist rebecca west
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...