A Christmas Garland: Woven by Max Beerbohm.
by Max Beerbohm
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, UK William Heinemann, 1912. Hardcover First Edition (1912), unstated, in accordance with William Heinemann's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1912), unstated, in accordance with William Heinemann's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint dampstaining along the front and rear hinges; foxing to the endpapers and a bit of spotting to the top edge of the text block; a former owner's rubber-stamped address at the front pastedown endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and several minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.65 x 5.75 x 1.2 inches). vii, 197 pages. Note by the author precedes the text. Language: English. Weight: 14.2 ounces. Royal blue cloth over boards with gilt titles and designs at the front panel and backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Hilarious parodies of the styles of Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, G.K. Chesteron, Thomas Hardy, Arnold Bennett, John Galsworthy, Joseph Conrad, George Bernard Shaw, and others.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 55292
- Title
- A Christmas Garland: Woven by Max Beerbohm.
- Author
- Max Beerbohm
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1912), unstated, in accordance with William Heine
- Publisher
- William Heinemann,
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1912.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Humor;
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