Derby Day and Other Adventured (Limited)
by A. Edward Newton
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Publishers Slip case
- Seller
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Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1934. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION #763/1129 is in very fine unmarked condition. Publishers slipcase is very good with slight wear to the extremities Silp case has nice paper label with the title and limitation #. Affixed to the to the rear paste-down is a sleeve with a facsimile copy of an un-published Charlotte Bronte manuscript. Book is quarter bound in tan cloth over light green boards with a fine blind stamp on the front cover.Book edges are untrimmed, top edge is trimmed. Derby day is a book about a horse race, established by The Earl of Derby in England ( not Kentucky). This fine book is filled with glossy photographs featuring the people, mostly from high society in the early 20th century and their relationship with racing and social hob-nobbing of the time. Very collectible book by a highly collected author. Signed by Author
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- Bookseller
- Oshtemo Book Sellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 673
- Title
- Derby Day and Other Adventured (Limited)
- Author
- A. Edward Newton
- Format/Binding
- Quarter bound in Tan cloth over pale green boards with fine blind-stamp
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Publishers Slip case
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1934
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Limited Edition 763/1129
- Size
- 8vo
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- Paste-down
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Facsimile
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...