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Grand Larceny
by MacKINNON, Sir Frank Douglas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, 1937 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Edition, 13.5 x 21.8 cm black cloth with pink titles label and gilt stamped titles to the spine. Top edge maroon, [x] 131 [1]pp with 6 black and white illustrations. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In specially made red paper covered slip case [Gilson M638] The boards are clean and bright and the corners firm. There is a small chip to the edge of the spine label. Internally there is just the author's inscription. There is just a little spotting mainly to the edge of the text block. A scarce signed copy of this investigation to the trial of Jane Austen's aunt for theft. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202152
- Title
- Grand Larceny
- Author
- MacKINNON, Sir Frank Douglas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published
- 1937 1937
- Keywords
- Crime|Women|History|Jane Austen
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- A.N.
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- Spine
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- Text Block
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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...
- Spine Label
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