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The Devils of Loudun
by Huxley, Aldous
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Saginaw, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
1st ed/1st prntg. 18s (I assume, shillings) on fly leaf. Publisher designates 1st by not signifying printing #. Orange cloth over boards with gilt print in panel on spine; paper is cracked between fronticepiece and title page, but binding cloth is solid; 375 pages; illustrated; no external or internal marks; corners are square; spine ends are very gently bumped; text block is extremely clean; dust jacket displays moderate wear at top edge, including some small tears;- now protected in archival brodart wrapper. A small bubble in the cloth of the front board is evident at the bottom; else a very clean book.
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- Bookseller
- Riverhorsebooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- tk85111
- Title
- The Devils of Loudun
- Author
- Huxley, Aldous
- Illustrator
- Biro
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Riverhorsebooks
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Saginaw, Michigan
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