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Collected Short Stories of E. M. Forster
by E. M. Forster
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1948. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A charming selection of short stories written by famed British novelist, E. M. Forster. This work is in original publisher's cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition. US edition published in 1947. This work by E. M. Forster comprises of twelve tales, including The Story of a Panic and The Celestial Omnibus. With an introduction by the author from the US edition published a year prior. Forster refers to his short stories as 'fantasies', with this particular selection written at various times before World War One. With bookseller label of Collet's London Bookshop to front paste down. In publisher's original cloth binding and original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally generally smart, with minor shelf wear only. Fading to extremities of spine. Occasional mark to boards. Offsetting and age toning to endpapers. With bookseller label of Collet's London Bookshop to front paste down. Occasional spotting to endpapers. Dust wrapper unclipped with loss to head and tail of wrap. Chipping and the occasional closed tear to the extremities. Slight age toning to dust wrapper and light spotting. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 869Q19
- Title
- Collected Short Stories of E. M. Forster
- Author
- E. M. Forster
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1948
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Short Stories Collection E. M. Forster Collection
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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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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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