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Love and Friendship
by Alison Lurie
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Heinemann, 1962. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". None. The first edition of Alison Lurie's interesting novel set in the isolated Convers College, in the original unclipped dustwrapper, from the library of the publisher Felix Dennis. The first edition of this work. In the original publisher's unclipped dustwrapper. 'Love and Friendship' is a novel about two faculty wives, at the all male elite Convers College. Written by Alison Lurie, an American novelist, who won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for 'Foreign Affairs'. Bookplate to the front pastedown, 'Felix Dennis'. Dennis was an English publisher, known for his pioneering company Dennis Publishing, which pioneered computer and hobby magazine publishing in the UK. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A couple of very light marks to the boards. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper with discolouration and a few light spots, including to the reverse. Closed tear to the head of the spine of the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a couple of light marks only. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 696P23
- Title
- Love and Friendship
- Author
- Alison Lurie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- alison lurie love and friendship emmy stockwell turner miranda fenn love and friendship love friendship
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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- Publisher's cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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