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The Captive and Other Poems
by Walter De La Mare
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York : The Bowling Green Press , 1928. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". none . 1 Walter de la Mare was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, most remembered for his works for children, winning the Carnegie Medal for his post-war Collected Stories for Children in 1947. This is a limited edition of 600 copies and is signed by the author on the half title page. The collection includes The Captive, To Katherine Mansfield, On the Esplanade, The Strange Spirit, Reconciliation and The Snail. In full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light fading and bumping to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages. Most pages remain unopened. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 819B21
- Title
- The Captive and Other Poems
- Author
- Walter De La Mare
- Illustrator
- none
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bowling Green Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Walter de la Mare poetry The captive and other poems signed poetry
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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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