Idlings in Arcadia
by E. D. Cuming
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
John Murray, 1934. Hardcover. Good. 1934. First Edition. 326 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Dedicated to "My Dear Francis" on plate to half title page. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated by J. A. Shepherd. B&W illustrations throughout. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Pages are rough cut. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining and marking to boards. Notable tanning to spine and board edges. Book has a forward lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1691058276IEV
- Title
- Idlings in Arcadia
- Author
- E. D. Cuming
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1934
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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- Plate
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Half Title
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