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WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS; By Christopher Morley / With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham
by Morley, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London New York: Doubleday, Page & Company / William Heinemann, Ltd, 1922. First Edition, American Issue. Half leather over cloth. Very Good Plus. Arthur Rackham. Quarto (10 1/4" x 7 3/4" x 1 1/4"), blue half leather with five hubs and gold lettering on spine over lighter blue cloth, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with glossy color frontispiece, 3 color plates + several line drawings, marbled endpapers, x, [xi-xii] + 227 pages. Issued without dust jacket. SCARCE Rackham and UNCOMMON Morley. The book is tight and internally clean. The leather is excellent; spine is lightly sunned. The cloth has faint mildew-like speckles. The Rackham plates are immaculate!<br /> <br /> Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957) was an prominent American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet. He also produced stage productions and was a college lecturer. He is most remembered for light humor, The Haunted Bookshop (1955), and his studies on Sherlock Holmes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9511
- Title
- WHERE THE BLUE BEGINS; By Christopher Morley / With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham
- Author
- Morley, Christopher
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Half leather over cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, American Issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company / William Heinemann, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- England, satire, illustrated, society, drama, love, culture, Edwardian, humor, courtship, British, country homes, sophistication
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Sunned
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Quarto
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