Seven Gothic Tales : With The Scarce 'Evening Standard Book Of The Month' Wraparound Band And Promotional Flyer
by Isak Dinesen / Karen Blixen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The First UK edition published by Putnam, London in 1934. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with the publisher s original plum boards and gilt titling. Some very faint spotting to the text block and light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions and internally clean. The Rex Whistler designed WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition with only some mild edge-wear to the spine ends. It bears the correct price of 7s. 6d. net. to the lower front flap. Some light toning to the spine of the wrapper and the front flap. The wrapper artwork looks striking in the removable Brodart archival cover. The Rex Whistler coloured frontis replicates the wrapper design. The elusive Evening Standard Book of the Month' wraparound promotional BAND is complete and has a hint of rubbing to the top edge of the spine portion. Loosely laid in is the very scarce Evening Standard promotional Flyer promoting this title amongst its new books. The flyer measures 65 x 28 cm. It has been folded. The header decoration is by Kermode ('K'). The flyer exclaims A Danish Genius: She Writes in English . Karen Blixen's first collection of stories that feature centaurs, fauns, water deities along with ghostly long dead pirates and suspicious looking monkeys. The first copy that I have seen with this flyer or with this promotional band. A very sharp copy of the critically acclaimed Seven Gothic Tales which is amongst the author's major works along with Out of Africa . Extremely scarce to find in this condition with such ephemera. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 125836
- Title
- Seven Gothic Tales : With The Scarce 'Evening Standard Book Of The Month' Wraparound Band And Promotional Flyer
- Author
- Isak Dinesen / Karen Blixen
- Illustrator
- Whistler, Rex (Frontis)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Putnam, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Blixen, Dinesen, Gothic, Kermode, Whistler
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rubbing
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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