Margaret Ogilvy
by J. M. Barrie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1897. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5.5". None . Affectionate biography of Margaret Ogilvy by her son, the third edition. Third edition of this work. Biographical work by Scottish novelist J. M. Barrie, telling of his mother and family life in Scotland, with family reminiscences. A bestselling book in the late nineteenth century. Illustrated with a frontispiece. Loosely inserted, a photograph in black and white of J. M. Barrie's birthplace. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with only minor shelf wear, back strip lightly faded with minor damp mark. Loosely inserted, black and white photograph illustrative of JM Barrie's birthplace. Previous ownership ink inscription to front free endpaper and half title, pencil inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first few leaves, pages otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 823A68
- Title
- Margaret Ogilvy
- Author
- J. M. Barrie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- margaret ogilvy jm barrie biography jm barrie
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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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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