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Where Angels Fear to Tread
by Forster, E.M
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1905. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. NB: Please note that this is not the first issue of the first edition. The publisher's 32 page catalogue to the rear is dated 10/05 in this copy (rather than 05/05 for the first issue). Blue cloth with title in black on front cover and in gilt on spine. Maroon endpapers. Condition: Good, with general shelfwear to covers, slightly more so to head and tail of spine and cover corners. Some light soiling to spine. Previous owners name at top of half-title and first page of text. Binding is cracked internally in a couple of places but otherwise sound. Some occasional light foxing to text. 319pp. .
Synopsis
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) follows two women to Italy: the widowed Lilia Herriton and her traveling companion Caroline Abbott. Lilia falls passionately in love with the country, and also with a young Italian man. Her decision to remain in Italy enrages her dead husband's family, who send her brother-in-law to fetch her back.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006540
- Title
- Where Angels Fear to Tread
- Author
- Forster, E.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1905
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- e m forster, where angels fear to tread, first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
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Sturminster Newton
About Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books
Karen Jakobsen Art & Design Books specialises in Modern British Art and 20th century design books, and is based in Dorset. We are always interested in buying books, particularly those related to art, design, photography and architecture. Please contact us on 01258 471 249 or info@karenjakobsen.co.ukKaren Jakobsen is a Member of the PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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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