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Undelivered Letters from an American Girl to her English Husband (Edwardian Fiction, First Edition)
by Hamilton, Cosmo (b. Henry Charles Hamilton Gibbs)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: Hurst & Blackett, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. Red cloth over boards, title and decorations stamped in gilt onto upper board and spine, 8vo (7-3/8 inches tall), pp. 287, (288). Volume with only minimal wear, foxing to ffep and terminal text leaf. Hamilton was a prolific writer who published works almost every year from 1896-1943. This 1927 first printing of Undelivered Letters is quite uncommon, with only 2 copies located in OCLC, one held at the British Library and the other at the National Library of Scotland.
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- Bookseller
- Harropian Books, IOBA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1591
- Title
- Undelivered Letters from an American Girl to her English Husband (Edwardian Fiction, First Edition)
- Author
- Hamilton, Cosmo (b. Henry Charles Hamilton Gibbs)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Hurst & Blackett
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions;
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Harropian Books, IOBA
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Nelson, British Columbia
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Harropian Books is an online bookseller offering a diverse selection of antiquarian, collectible, rare and out of print items. Our focus is on the interesting & unusual, covering all fields. ***** We are a member of the IOBA (Independent Online Booksellers Association) and have attended the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (2011), Rare Book School in Virginia (2014 - Developing Collections ; 2016 - The History of Printed Book Illustration in the West), London Rare Book School (2021 - The History of Maps and Mapping) and Gwain Weaver Art Conservation (2019 - Care and Identification of Photographs).
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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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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