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BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION.
by MILNE, A. A.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Methuen, 1929.. FIRST EDITION, SECOND ISSUE (no gilt) 1929, 8vo, 190 x 126 mm, 7¼ x 5 inches, deep pink cloth, lettered WHITE on spine, all edges trimmed, pages: viii, (2), 208, no adverts. Essays and introductions to various books: a note on E.H. Shepard; another on children's books; discussion around King's Breakfast 'Cow'; reviews, e.g. The Collected Stories of Conan Doyle. In the last chapter he gives some intimate details about Christopher Robin. Small neat inscription on front endpaper, top edges slightly dusty. Near Fine in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: price clipped, slightly tanned on spine, lettering bright, slight rubbing to head and tail of spine, tiny split at top and bottom of upper fold). This second issue is a little shorter than the first issue and has WHITE lettering (not gilt) to the spine and no lettering to upper cover, plus all edges are trimmed. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43197
- Title
- BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION.
- Author
- MILNE, A. A.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Methuen, 1929.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ESSAYS REVIEWS A A MILNE E H SHEPARD CONAN DOYLE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN CHILDREN'S
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Roger Middleton
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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