Oxford: Nonesuch Press, 1926. Spine lettered in gilt. #462/1250 copies printed on Auvergne hand-made paper, using Oxford University Press Fell types. Preliminary pages a bit foxed. Bookplate of Robert Mowbray on front paste down. Free edges of cover warped as is usual. Provided in original slipcase which has been tape-reinforced, corners rubbed. See Dreyfus 37. 104pp.. First Edition. White Limp Parchment. Light Soiling to Covers.. Small Octavo.

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Bookseller: Glenn Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000857
Title: MEMOIRES FOR MY GRAND-SON.
Author: EVELYN, JOHN
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Light Soiling to Covers.
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Nonesuch Press
Place of Publication: Oxford
Date Published: 1926
Size: Small Octavo
Keywords: Limited Edition, Nonesuch Press, Private Press

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