HIGH AND LOW.
by BETJEMAN, John (Sir John), 1906-1984 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : John Murray, (1966). First edition : one of 100 special numbered copies on handmade paper, bound in white buckram, and signed by Betjeman. A collection of thirty-four new poems, with a verse preface, including "Cornish Cliffs", "Monody on the Death of a Platonist Bank Clerk", "The Cockney Amorist", "Cricket Master", etc. Crown 8vo (20cm). x,(82),[iv]pp. Original white buckram, lettered in gilt; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; a very good copy in the original glassine dust-jacket - the fragile jacket with just a couple of chips.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44765
- Title
- HIGH AND LOW.
- Author
- BETJEMAN, John (Sir John), 1906-1984 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : John Murray, (1966).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Poetry, Limited Edition
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
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London
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- Jacket
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- New
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- First Edition
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