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The Waggoner and other Poems : The Scarce First Issue With The Wrapper
by Blunden, Edmund
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good++
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The First UK printing published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, London in 1920. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. The First issue with original publisher's purple cloth with a printed paper label to the spine. Very slight pushing and fading to the extreme head and tail of the spine. Spare label tipped in to the rear end-paper as called for. Some offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions and erasures. The WRAPPER is complete and in Very Good++ condition. A little loss at the spine ends and upper corners. Some toning to the spine and the folds. A little light rubbing and age related markings in places. A small closed tear to the front upper spine fold. The wrapper presents very well in the removable Brodart archival cover. Of an edition of 500, 250 copies were bound in purple cloth for immediate issue, 100 sets of sheets were sent to NY for Knopf's American edition, and the remaining 150 bound up in green cloth later in 1920. Extremely uncommon in wrapper in either issue but more so, with this being the elusive first state. Blunden's first trade publication, 'The Waggoner' was issued with the encouragement and assistance of Siegfried Sassoon to whom Blunden had sent some of his work in his capacity as literary editor of the Daily Herald. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2222322244863
- Title
- The Waggoner and other Poems : The Scarce First Issue With The Wrapper
- Author
- Blunden, Edmund
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good++
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd, London
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Blunden, Sassoon, Waggoner, Poetry
Terms of Sale
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2015
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
About Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
We trade as a family-run internet business in Market Harborough in the heart of the Midlands. We have over 10 years experience of collecting and selling a range of genres, specialising in iconic modern fiction and children's titles. Please feel free to browse our website: www.ashtonrarebooks.com. All items are fully described and if any reasonable discrepancy is noted on arrival to the customer, a full refund including payment for return to us will be made. Items over £250 may be paid for in instalments subject to agreement- however, all books remain the property of Ashton Rare Books until the full balance has been paid. Please contact us at : les@ashtonrarebooks.com if you are looking for a particular title or require further assistance.We are full members of the PBFA, ABA and ILAB.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Erasures
- Erasures indicates marks where someone has removed bits of text or content from a book. In Book Arts, erasures can also mean a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
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