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The Burning-Glass and other Poems
by Walter de la Mare
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1945. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. An excellent first edition, third impression copy of this collection of poems by the award-winning author Walter de la Mare. The first edition, third impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of 74 poems by notable author Walter de la Mare, best known for his children's literature and short psychological horror fiction. The poems collected in this volume have various origins in time, mood, and place. Some written many years before the publication and have been revised, while others were more recent. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for spotting to the paste downs and offsetting to the end papers. Dust wrapper is smart but sunned to the front of the wrap and to the spine, with a little spotting to the folds of the flaps. Minor chipping to the head and tail of the spine. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856M25
- Title
- The Burning-Glass and other Poems
- Author
- Walter de la Mare
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Poetry Walter de la Mare Poetry collection Walter de la Mare
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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