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A "Helluva" Story. Written down by “Jacobus,” Author of “Chiefly Concerning Two.” SIGNED COPY + A.L.S.
by “JACOBUS”:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd., No date, circa 1931. Hardback, 7.5 x 5 inches. In maroon textured cloth coverts with gilt lettering to spine and front. In illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper (DW, tear and creases to top front edge, handling marks, tears to edges of spine some loss to ends, not price clipped.) Some fading to cloth on spine and top corner. Authors inscription to front endpaper “ ‘The Miners Core’ (otherwise Edith and May!) With the Authors compliments!” With dated and initialed letter “I am sending you a little memento of pleasant days in Dorchester Road...” Dated Aug. 18th 1931, and with embossed address, “Sunways, Ventnor.” Loose news clipping “Beauty Order for Hardy Country” also inside. Some minor foxing spots to edge of title page and first text page. Some foxing to pages near plates else pages very clean and tight throughout. Else a very clean and tight copy. 77pp. Illustrated with 4 full-page B&W plates.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83927
- Title
- A "Helluva" Story. Written down by “Jacobus,” Author of “Chiefly Concerning Two.” SIGNED COPY + A.L.S.
- Author
- “JACOBUS”:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd., No date, circa 1931
- Keywords
- DORSET TOPOGRAPHY “JACOBUS,” A "Helluva" Story, SIGNED COPY, A.L.S., Arthur H. Stockwell Ltd., circa 1931, dustwrapper, Illustrated, B&W plates, Dorset connection
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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