Garden City, New York:: Doubleday & Company,, 1954.. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. The inscribed presentation copy is fine in a dust jacket with a sunned spine, a short tear and associated creasing, and other light use. The leatherbound copy has one tiny chip at a corner of the spine, and a bump to one corner.. 8vo,. Lovingly inscribed by Hamilton Basso to his wife. With a second copy of the book, bound in full leather, a.e.g., bound for Basso by the publisher. Author's detailed pencilled notes on characters at rear, with two reviews of this book laid in, one of which has the author's comments on verso.

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Bookseller: Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 58486
Title: The View from Pompey's Head.
Author: BASSO, Hamilton
Format/Binding: Publisher's cloth in dust jacket.
Book Condition: Used - The inscribed presentation copy is fine in a dust jacket with a sunned spine, a short tear and associated creasing, and other li
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday & Company,
Place of Publication: Garden City, New York:
Date Published: 1954.
Pages: 409 pp.
Size: 8vo,

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