Memoirs of an Aesthete
by Acton, Harold
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Very Good
- Seller
-
Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Methuen. First UK edition published by Methuen in 1948. This is a very good copy. The jacket has several tape repairs to the reverse of the jacket mainly to the spine and corners. There is a closed and repaired tear across the front panel of the wrapper. There are also several marks to the front and back panel. The fragile jacket is fairly complete and hasn't been price clipped. The book has a mark to the bottom of the front board. It has mild and sporadic foxing to the side text block and to the first couple of pages. Overall in reasonable shape. A very good copy. Harold Acton's classic autobiography that has now become very rare to find with the dust wrapper and in any condition. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1948.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Plantagenet King (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002886
- Title
- Memoirs of an Aesthete
- Author
- Acton, Harold
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Methuen
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
The Plantagenet King
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Canterbury, Kent
About The Plantagenet King
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