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Fantastic Tales or the Way to Attain -- A Book Full of Pantagruelism Now Done for the First Time into English
by [Machen, Arthur, translator]
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Original paper vellum and blue paper covered boards, all edges untrimmed, spine sunned and worn. Fair
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Carbonnek [New York]: Privately Printed [by Boni & Liveright], 1923. First American edition. No. 422 of 1050 numbered copies, signed by the author. 1 vols. 8vo. Original paper vellum and blue paper covered boards, all edges untrimmed, spine sunned and worn. Fair. First American edition. No. 422 of 1050 numbered copies, signed by the author. 1 vols. 8vo. Goldstone & Sweetser 57e
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34168
- Title
- Fantastic Tales or the Way to Attain -- A Book Full of Pantagruelism Now Done for the First Time into English
- Author
- [Machen, Arthur, translator]
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original paper vellum and blue paper covered boards, all edges untrimmed, spine sunned and worn. Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition. No. 422 of 1050 numbered copies, signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed [by Boni & Liveright]
- Place of Publication
- Carbonnek [New York]
- Date Published
- 1923
- Keywords
- French
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About The Old Mill Bookshop
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