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The Inconstant Moon
by Noel Langley
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Arthur Barker, 1949. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Good. 9" by 6". Ronald Searle. The first edition of this novel by Noel Langely, illustrated by Ronald Searle. A fictional novel by Noel Langley. The first edition. With illustrations by Ronald Searle, regarded to the flyleaf as 'one of the most brilliant of the new post-war artists and illustrators. This work deals with Dante's love for Beatrice and focuses on a young Dante. Noel Langley was a South African novelist, screenwriter and director. He is known for writing the screen-play which formed the basis for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. In original cloth covered boards and held in original dustwrapper. Externally, very smart. Small amount of rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Further light rubbing to the joints. Dustwrapper is chipped to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Loss to the head of front wrap and to the head and tail of rear wrap due to chipping. Further loss to the head and tail of spine. Marks to the wraps. Tape repairs internally to works. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD6-A-20
- Title
- The Inconstant Moon
- Author
- Noel Langley
- Illustrator
- Ronald Searle
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur Barker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1949
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- noel langley ronald searle dante beatrice ronald searle
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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