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The Old Place: Illustrated by Elizabeth Rivers
by Vyvyan, C. C
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Redruth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Movingly descriptive account of Lady Vyvyan's beloved Cornish home and garden, commencing with destruction by the army during world war II. A renowned plantswoman and author passes on some of her deep knowledge and profound love for Cornwall. B&W illustrations by ElizabethRivers. Crimson cloth cover with dull gilt lettering on spine. Top page edges Red. Some patchy fading to cloth on front & back. Hinges sound and text block firm. Penciled inscription on ffep. No other inscriptions.
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- Bookseller
- White Swan Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100101
- Title
- The Old Place
- Author
- Vyvyan, C. C
- Illustrator
- Rivers, Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Museum Press Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Pages
- 190
- Size
- 8 3/4" Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Cornwall/Lady Vyvyan/
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Local History; Cornish Interest;
Terms of Sale
White Swan Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
White Swan Books
Biblio member since 2024
Redruth, Cornwall
About White Swan Books
Old fashioned Book loving Book Dealer selling from Bricks and Mortar Bookshop in Cornwall and also now selling Books online. Specialising in Antiquarian, Vintage Children's, Out of Print and Collectable books but also selling a wide range of Second Hand books in many subjects.
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- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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