A MODERN COMEDY
by Galsworthy, John ; [SIGNED]
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Heinemann. Near Fine. 1929. Limited Signed Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; Clean and secure in original white vellum binding with gilt lettering and decoration in original white card slipcase (slipcase worn and splitting); silk ribbon place marker bound in. Printed on very fine India paper. Signed by the author, No. 540 or only 1030 copies issued. After his signature, Galsworthy has written "Of Scandal: / ?? far skies, / and ?? the ways your tread!" A very nice example of this beautifully produced autographed edition of Galsworthy's classic novel, the second part of The Forsyte Saga. ; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45145
- Title
- A MODERN COMEDY
- Author
- Galsworthy, John ; [SIGNED]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Limited Signed Edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo.
- Keywords
- 20th Century American Authors, Autographed First Editions
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Fine Press;
Terms of Sale
Antiquarian Book Shop
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
Biblio member since 2017
Washington, District of Columbia
About Antiquarian Book Shop
At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...