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Literary Britain a Readers Guide to Its Writer
by Morley, Frank
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0880290080
- ISBN 13
- 9780880290081
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Dorset House Publishing Co Inc, 1983. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing of the Dorset Press Edition. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. A delightful journey around the literary hiways and byways of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland that evoke the association of place and history of English writers and their work. Lightly sunned along top edge of front panel; small brownish spot on top edge of page block. Otherwise very clean and unmarked blue cloth binding with bold and bright gilt titles; tight & solid; square with sharp corners. Internals Fine. Unclipped clean and glossy jacket has light wear along top edge and spine heel; stain on inside of jacket at spine heel. 510 pages with Index of Personal Names and Index of Places. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 1983, Dorset Press Publishing, New York
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- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025146
- Title
- Literary Britain a Readers Guide to Its Writer
- Author
- Morley, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0880290080
- ISBN 13
- 9780880290081
- Publisher
- Dorset House Publishing Co Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- LITERATURE. ENGLISH LITERATURE, IRISH TRAVEL THE BRITISH ISLES AUTHORS
- X weight
- 0 oz
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