ODETTE: A FAIRY TALE FOR WEARY PEOPLE
by Firbank, Ronald (story); Buhrer, Albert (illustrations)
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Grant Richards Limited, 1916. First Separate Edition. Shortly after the publication of Inclinations, Firbank decided to reprint Odette D'Antrevernes. "In June or July he revised the text of Odette, working directly on a copy of the 1905 version...The effect of all the changes, as Firbank later told Carl Van Vechten, was to make this Odette "less naif" than the 1905 version" (Benkovitz, pp.148-49). Benkovitz A4. One of 2,000 copies. Slim octavo (21cm); original stiff beige pictorial wrappers; publisher's original beige unprinted paper dustjacket; [44]pp, with four illustrations by Albert Buhrer. Base of spine gently nudged, trivial wear along lower edge, with very subtle toning to wrappers; a fresh, very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is edgeworn, sunned at spine and extremities, with a few tiny nicks and tears; Very Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5774
- Title
- ODETTE: A FAIRY TALE FOR WEARY PEOPLE
- Author
- Firbank, Ronald (story); Buhrer, Albert (illustrations)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Separate Edition
- Publisher
- Grant Richards Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1916
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....