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The Garden Party and Other Stories
by Mansfield, Katherine
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: The Verona Press. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1939 (1947)]. Hardcover. Some minor dampstains to upper margin of title leaf, and blank margins of a few leaves at rear. Lacking dust-jacket and slipcase. ; This copy is number 921 of an edition of 1,200 copies. Printed in Italy in 1939, on paper made by Enrico Magnani, Pescia, however publication was delayed until 1947 due to World War Two. [10], 316, [2] pages + tipped in "Publisher's Note". The "Verona Press wish to make it clear that it is not identical in contents with the standard volume of stories published by Messrs. Constable under the same title." - from the Publisher's Note. Patterned green cloth boards gilt lettered red lettering piece on spine. Page dimensions: 257 x 174mm. Illustrated with colour lithographs by Marie Laurencin. A collection of 14 stories: The Tiredness of Rosabel; New Dresses; Something Childish but very Natural; The Little Governess; Prelude; Psychology; Bliss; Miss Brill; Life of Ma Parker; The Daughters of the Late Colonel; Mr. and Mrs. Dove; The Garden Party; The Doll's House; A Cup of Tea. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25876
- Title
- The Garden Party and Other Stories
- Author
- Mansfield, Katherine
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Verona Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1939 (1947)]
- Keywords
- New Zealand Literature
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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