A Glastonbury Romance
by Powys, John Cowper
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good only copy with faded spine, moderate wear overall, loose binding, Lacking jacket.
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Good only copy with faded spine, moderate wear overall, loose binding, Lacking jacket. Simon Schuster New York 1932 1st Edition Hardback Cloth 8vo. 1174 pp. Blue-cloth binding, gilt spine and front board. Signed, without inscription, by the author on the front free endpaper. Signed copies of the first edition (the American edition preceded the UK) are quite scarce.
Synopsis
A Glastonbury Romance is a novel by John Cowper Powys, published in 1932. Usually considered Powys' most famous work, the novel is part of his "Wessex Novels," also including Wolf Solent, Maiden Castle, and Weymouth Sands. This very long chronicle details the lives of inhabitants of the Somerset town of Glastonbury over a period of approximately a year.
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Details
- Bookseller
- 12th Street Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS 52678 I
- Title
- A Glastonbury Romance
- Author
- Powys, John Cowper
- Book Condition
- Used - Good only copy with faded spine, moderate wear overall, loose binding, Lacking jacket.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon Schuster
- Date Published
- 1932
Terms of Sale
12th Street Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
12th Street Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2007
Austin, Texas
About 12th Street Books, ABAA
12th Street Books is an open bookshop in downtown Austin selling used, rare, and out-of-print books on scholarly subjects.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...