Scenes from Married Life
by William Cooper
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co. LTD, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5.5". None. A very smart first edition of this entertaining novel by William Cooper, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by English novelist William Cooper, who wrote a number of 'Scenes from...' novels, including 'Scenes from Life', 'Scenes from Later Life' and 'Scenes from Death and Life'. An entertaining novel following the married life of Joe Lunn and Elspeth. A humorous, truthful, and touching novel by Cooper. Sequel to 'Scenes from Provincial Life'. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and the occasional handling mark. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light shelf wear and light sunning to the spine. Wrap is very lightly soiled in places, with a touch of age toning to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882Q47
- Title
- Scenes from Married Life
- Author
- William Cooper
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- first edition william cooper marriage dust wrapper william cooper
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- Fine
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- Soiled
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Cloth
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