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The Hound of Heaven: Ten Drawings for the Poem of Francis Thompson
by Thompson, Francis
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1914. Brown paper dustwrapper is present, but in poor shape: torn in two at the spine,creasing and tears to the edges, and the folds of inner flaps starting to give way as well. Some wear to ends of gray cloth spine strip and to corners of gray paper-covered boards, mark on half-title where original owner's gift message (?) has been erased, a loose note dated 1944 from the original purchaser of the book who gifted it to an old lady in 1914, the book coming back to him later and being gifted to a niece. Otherwise a good clean tight copy of this large-format (12" by 10") hard-cover book. Contains ten full-page b&w drawings, each one mounted on purple card with tissue overlay, illustrating Francis Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven" by one Frideswith Huddart. I see only three other copies online (September 2022), and no others with the original dustwrapper. Also includes a small paper-covered booklet of the poem inside front board, this one published by Burns & Oates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Huddart, Frideswith. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012135
- Title
- The Hound of Heaven: Ten Drawings for the Poem of Francis Thompson
- Author
- Thompson, Francis
- Illustrator
- Huddart, Frideswith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hound-of-heaven, English-Illustrators
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Art;
Terms of Sale
JimsOldBooks
Books dispatched within 1-2 working days. Returns accepted but customer should notify me within seven days of receipt of the book. Postage charges based on average book weight. Reduced rates will apply to lighter parcels when possible. Heavy books are mentioned in the book description, you will be informed of any increased charges before the book is dispatched.
About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
Biblio member since 2004
Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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- Tight
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- Poor
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- Edges
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