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Three of Them.
by DOUGLAS, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus,, 1930. First edition, first impression, of this collection of three items by the novelist and travel writer: "'One day', an account of Athens revisited, written in 1929; 'Nerinda', an ironic and imaginative story, first published anonymously in a collection of stories and long since out of print; and an essay 'On the Herpetology of the Grand Duchy of Baden', contributed to the Zoologist in 1891" (jacket blurb). Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt. With dust jacket. A near-fine copy, top edge browned, in a very good, lightly soiled, dust jacket, spine tanned, edges nicked, chips to corners, else crisp. Woolf A32.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 158399
- Title
- Three of Them.
- Author
- DOUGLAS, Norman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Chatto and Windus,
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
All major credit cards are accepted. Both UK pounds and US dollars (exchange rate to be agreed) accepted. Books may be returned within 14 days of receipt for any reason, please notify first of returned goods.
About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- 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...
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