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Seal Morning
by Rowena Farre
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson, 1957. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Raymond Sheppard . A lovely second printing of the author's memoirs concerning her time in Scotland living among various pets, including a common seal. The second printing of this work by Rowena Farre in the same year as the first impression, in which she narrates of seven-years spent in a remote croft in Sutherland with her aunt Miriam, living among various pets, including a common seal names Lora. This was the author's first book, and the one to gain her fame with numerous reprints and translations in seven different languages. With decorations in text throughout by Raymond Sheppard. Complete in its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous ownership signature in pencil to the front free endpaper, with a bookplate 'From Aunt Shoza to Echo with lots of love' tipped in to the verso of the front blank page. The dust wrapper is unclipped and very smart, with only minor shelf wear and a minor sunning to the spine, general light soiling to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. With decorations in text throughout by Raymond Sheppard. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 796A15
- Title
- Seal Morning
- Author
- Rowena Farre
- Illustrator
- Raymond Sheppard
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- seals memoirs first editions memoirs
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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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