1919. First Edition. hard cover. Very Good/Very Good. London:Constable and Company, Ltd. 1919. 1st edition. (xlx)+266pp+2pp ads. Hardcover with dust jacket.  Green boards lightly soiled and shelfworn, with gilt on spine still bright, and edge points gentle bumped. Top page edges soiled. Internally, end-pages are age-toned, with a previous owners bookplate to 1st free end-page, and a few random spots of foxing scattered throughout.The binding is tight with hinges intact.  The dust jacket is lightly soiled and shelfworn along edges, but otherwise in very good condition. 

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Parnassus Book Service (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26641
Title: HEARTBREAK HOUSE, GREAT CATHERINE, AND PLAYLETS OF THE WAR
Author: Shaw, Bernard
Format/Binding: Hard cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: 1919
Keywords: LITERATURE; PLAYS; BERNARD SHAW;

Terms of Sale

Parnassus Book Service

Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% state sales tax. Methods of payment: Visa, MC, Discover, Check. Postage. USPS Media Mail is $4.00 for first book, $1.00 for each additional book. UPS and USPS Priority will be at cost. Some books, as noted in offerings, will be at cost. Overseas postage will be at cost. All items returnable with prior arrangement up to 10 days of receipt.

About the Seller

Parnassus Book Service

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2016

Yarmouthport, Massachusetts

Ask Seller a Question

About Parnassus Book Service

Ben Muse began selling books from the former Knowles General Store in 1959. Now in our third generation, we are a famiy-run, general book store selling new and old (often rare) books as well as issuing specialty catalogs on a variety of subjects: Americana, Latin America, Maritime, Art, the Orient and a variety of other subjects. If you can't find what you are looking for here on the web, please contact us directly at our Yarmouthport shop -- or better yet stop by to browse and talk. We look forward to seeing you.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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....
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...
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...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.