The Oxford Book of English Prose
by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Clarendon Press, c1930. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. An anthology of English Prose arranged in sections by author including Sir Thomas Malory, Alexander Pope and Charles Dickens. In prize presentation binding for St. Mary's School Melrose with bookplate to front pastedown dated 1932-33. With an index of authors, titles and sources to rear. In a quarter calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart with only slight shelfwear. Front hinge strained. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH12-C-2
- Title
- The Oxford Book of English Prose
- Author
- Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- c1930
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Melrose Index Presentation Pope Index
Terms of Sale
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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