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Kenya Mountain
by Dutton, E. A. T. (Inscribed By Author To Silvia James); Introduction By Hilaire Belloc
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Jonathan Cape, 1929. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Plates; Large Folding Map. Xv, 219 Pp. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Inscribed To "Young Thing" Silvia James, Sister Of The Poet, Artist And Patron Of The Surrealists, And Son Of Edward Vii, Edward James: " Dear Silvia, Since You Chose The Illustrations And The Binding, And Passed The Printing And The Paper, (And Everyone Says Those Are The Successes) All That Remains For Me To Do Is To Beg You To Be Lenient With The Rest Of The Book. Yours Ever, Eric Dutton 1929". Also With The Publisher's Inquiry Card Laid In Loosely. Book With Light Wear, But Repaired Chipping To Area At Upper Top Edge Of Spine And Front Upper Tip.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 036899
- Title
- Kenya Mountain
- Author
- Dutton, E. A. T. (Inscribed By Author To Silvia James); Introduction By Hilaire Belloc
- Illustrator
- Plates; Large Folding Map
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1929
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General, General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare And Unusual Books; Africa: History;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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