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What's Become Of Waring ( Presentation Copy - Inscribed And Signed By The Author )
by Powell, Anthony
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Market Harborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The First UK printing published by Cassell in 1939.The BOOK is in near FINE condition.Original publisher's brick red cloth with electric blue titling.Slight bumping and fading to the spine tips.Very minor handling wear to edges.Binding remains tight and square.Faint offsetting to the end papers.Light toning and spotting to the text block.Free from markings and erasures. Presentation copy: Inscribed and Signed by the Author to the front blank end paper:'James Tucker, from, Anthony Powell,rather late in, the day, May, 1990'.The book has additionally been Signed by the Author to the title page.The recipient, James Tucker was a writer and bibliographer who had published 'The Novels of Anthony Powell' in 1976.Genuinely recognised as the author's scarcest title.Fewer than 1000 copies had been sold prior to the destruction in the Blitz of Cassell's stock at La Belle Sauvage near St. Paul's. Powell's scarce fifth novel, set within the world of publishing and critiquing the fad for spiritualism. An extremely difficult first edition title to find in such good original condition, let alone as an inscribed association copy.Housed in a custom solander box. Ashtonrarebooks welcomes direct contact.
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- Bookseller
- Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- biblio250
- Title
- What's Become Of Waring ( Presentation Copy - Inscribed And Signed By The Author )
- Author
- Powell, Anthony
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Waring , Tucker , Cassell , Powell,
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About the Seller
Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB
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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.
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- Text Block
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- Association Copy
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
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- Erasures
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