The Perfume Vendor
by Rawlinson, Gloria Jasmine
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Hutchinson & Co , 1935. Not Dated (NZNB R79) 1918 - 1995 Poet, novelist, short-story writer, editor. Recognised as a child prodigy this is her 2nd volume of poetry published when she was just 17 and introduced by her friends Robin Hyde and Winifred Tennant, it was also translated into Dutch and Japanese. The theme is NZ flora and birds. CONDITION Half bound with Blue cloth bds (faded to edges) Cream Linen spine with bright Gilt title, pp 127 on nice rag paper, Pevious owners name inside has been partitially removed with bleach, else tight and clean. #New Zealand Literature#. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13798
- Title
- The Perfume Vendor
- Author
- Rawlinson, Gloria Jasmine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- Half Bound
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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