Cassell, London, first edition, 1930. Limited edition of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and printed on handmade paper. 2 vols, vellum, cream spines and yellow boards with gilt filet border, 8vo,. xi, 629, [1] pp. The first of Bennett's novels to be published simultaneously in a signed limited edition, as here (100 sets), and a standard trade edition ( 21,000 copies). Set No. 31, signed by Arnold Bennett on the limitation page in Volume I. Bookplates on front endpapers of Daniel Duff and T G Bonnin. Yellow boards perhaps a trifle sunned, spines a little creased, a few faint spots to endpapers, otherwise a Near Fine set.

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Bookseller: Wykeham Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BIBLIO-19573
Title: Imperial Palace. [2 vols, complete set ]
Author: Bennett, A
Format/Binding: 2 vols, vellum, cream spines and yellow boards with gilt filet border, 8vo,
Book Condition: Used - Set No. 31, signed by Arnold Bennett on the limitation page in Volume I. Bookplates on front endpapers of Daniel Duff and T G Bo
Edition: Limited edition of 100 numbered copies signed by the author and
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell, London, first edition, 1930
Date Published: 1930
Pages: xi, 629, [1] pp
Keywords: Bennett, Arnold Hotels - Fiction. Hotel management - Fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction - Signed, Presentation & Association Copies;

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