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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: The Record of a Journey Through Yugoslavia in 1937.
by West, Rebecca
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1941. First editions of Rebecca West's masterpiece. Octavo, 2 volumes, original green cloth, cartographic endpapers. Both volumes are signed by West with volume one inscribed and dated in 1965 by the author, volume two is signed and dated in 1965. Both volumes are near fine in near fine dust jackets that show light shelfwear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Scarce and desirable signed by West.
Synopsis
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is an 1,181-page travel book written by Dame Rebecca West, published in 1941. The book gives an account of Balkan history and ethnography, and the significance of Nazism, structured about her six week trip to Yugoslavia in 1937. It made the Random House Modern Library list of the best 100 non-fiction books of the 20th century. The writer Larry McMurtry says in an essay, "... there are only a few great travel books. Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon is one...".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1495
- Title
- Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: The Record of a Journey Through Yugoslavia in 1937.
- Author
- West, Rebecca
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Black Lamb and Grey Falcon First Edition, Rebecca West First Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Raptis Rare Books
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About the Seller
Raptis Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Palm Beach, Florida
About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Clamshell Box
- A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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