The Young George du Maurier, a selection of his letters, 1860-1867
by du Maurier, George (ed. Daphne du Maurier)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, missing d/j, light brown clothbound boards, gilt/red spine titling on red panel (some rubbing); text block firm, page
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Peter Davies, 1951. 1st. hardback. Very good, missing d/j, light brown clothbound boards, gilt/red spine titling on red panel (some rubbing); text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked. 18 bw illustrations, 1 colour plate (frontispiece portrait).. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). The letters of the writer and cartoonist George du Maurier, edited by his granddaughter, Daphne. Illustrated with George's drawings, and with a biographical appendix by Derek Pepys Whiteley.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC87113
- Title
- The Young George du Maurier, a selection of his letters, 1860-1867
- Author
- du Maurier, George (ed. Daphne du Maurier)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, missing d/j, light brown clothbound boards, gilt/red spine titling on red panel (some rubbing); text block firm, page
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 307
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- letters, 1st, du Maurier
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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