JACK ROBINSON: A PICARESQUE NOVEL
by BEATON, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
1933. BEATON, George. [Pseudonym of Gerald Brenan]. JACK ROBINSON: A PICARESQUE NOVEL. London: Chatto and Windus, 1933. 12mo., green cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Author's rare first book. Signed presentation from Beaton on front endpaper: "Cousin Emily, from Gerald [or Gerabel?]." A small, candid snapshot of Beaton and his cousin has been inserted onto the front endpaper by having the corners stuck into four small slits. Very Good; some wear (few tears & chips, large chip base of spine that removes the publisher's name, few interior repairs with archival tape) d/j. $175.00.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41394
- Title
- JACK ROBINSON: A PICARESQUE NOVEL
- Author
- BEATON, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1933
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- 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....
- First Edition
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