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Solitude - A Poem
by Sackville-West, V. [Vita]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Light crease to cloth at lower corner of front board. Ex libris bookplate on front endpaper, and another earlier owner's name dated 1944. Scattered spots of foxing to preliminary leaves. Dust-jacket with chips and tears to margins, some smudge marks and stains. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. ; 56, [7], [1 (blank)] pages. Pink cloth boards with gilt lettering and rule on spine. Page dimensions: 216 x 136mm. Poetry. "It is of a more philosophical nature, its theme being the poet's intimate reflections induced by the solitude of night, reflections upon love, God and the universe, beauty and truth, life and death." - from front panel of dust-jacket. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22742
- Title
- Solitude - A Poem
- Author
- Sackville-West, V. [Vita]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- English Literature
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Spine
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