As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
by Laurie Lee
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good -/Fair
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1969. 248pp. Original lime green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Drawings by Leonard Rosoman. Stated First Edition. Pages are clean (unmarked) but yellowed with age. Binding is tight and secure. Boards have bumping to head/heel of spine, sunning to edges. Unclipped DJ is sunned /lightly finger soiled. Shelfwear to DJ (1/2" chip to upper rear panel edge, 2" closed tear to upper front panel edge, chipping to head of spine, rubbing to extremities). Nevertheless, looks nice in added protective mylar covering. Nice reading copy of the increasingly scarce title. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good -/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mylared.
Synopsis
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is a book by British author Laurie Lee. The book was his sequel to his semi-autobiographical Cider with Rosie, detailing life in mid-20th century Gloucestershire. The author leaves the security of his Cotswold village in Gloucestershire to start a new life, at the same time embarking on an epic journey by foot.
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- Bookseller
- after-words bookstore
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126543
- Title
- As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
- Author
- Laurie Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Literary Biography Memoir
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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