Satan in the Suburbs and Other Stories
by Bertrand Russell
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Bodley Head, 1953. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8.5" by 5.5". Asgeir Scott. A first edition copy of Bertrand Russell's first work of fiction, a collection of short stories. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. A collection of short stories by the renowned logician and intellectual Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), with illustrations by Asgeir Scott. A page of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for spotting to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper is very smart, with just some age toning to the verso. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 872M14
- Title
- Satan in the Suburbs and Other Stories
- Author
- Bertrand Russell
- Illustrator
- Asgeir Scott
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Short stories Bertrand Russell Anthology Bertrand Russell
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...