Vanishing Cornwall
by Daphne Du Maurier
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$823.10A$740.79
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". Christian Browning. A very neat edition of this work on Cornwall by Daphne du Maurier, signed by the author. Third impression, August 1967. First published July 1967. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrated throughout with photographs by Christian Browning, du Maurier's son. A collection of writings on Cornwall exploring the origins and approaches to the area, the climate, legends, and eccentrics. Written by Daphne du Maurier, an English novelist, playwright, and biographer. Best known for her works Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, and Jamaica Inn. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Original unclipped dust wrapper has been stuck to the boards, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848T57
- Title
- Vanishing Cornwall
- Author
- Daphne Du Maurier
- Illustrator
- Christian Browning
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Vanishing Cornwall Maurier Cornwall
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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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