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The Snuff Shop
by John Arlott
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$262.94A$236.65
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1974. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 10.5" by 7". Ray Evans. The first edition of this interesting illustrated work detailing the history of snuff. A review copy, with review slip loosely inserted to the front of the work. Profusely illustrated with one coloured plate and many other monochrome vignettes throughout. With an introduction by noted author KIngsley Amis. The work charts the history of snuff, including notable individuals who took it. The work takes a particular focus upon the snuff shop Fribourgh and Treyer. The author, John Arlott, was an English journalist, author and cricket commentator. In blue cloth boards with gilt detail. Externally in excellent condition with some shelfwear to the extremities and minor bumping to the extremities of the front board. Slight loss to the cloth at the head of the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean. Review slip loosely inserted. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 603K12
- Title
- The Snuff Shop
- Author
- John Arlott
- Illustrator
- Ray Evans
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 10.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Snuff Fribourgh and Treyer Kingsley Amis Fribourgh and Treyer
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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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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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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