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Kindness in a Corner. With title vignette by Gilbert Spenser.
by POWYS, T. F:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London. Chatto & Windus. 1930 1st ltd edition. Hardback. Size 8.5 x 6 ins. Half bound with blue cloth to spine and patterned paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Top page edges gilt. In very good condition. Some minor rubbing to ends of spine and corners. Owners bookplate to front. Pages rough cut. Signed by author and numbered 40/200. A very clean and tight copy. 254pp. Title vignette by Gilbert Spenser.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76476
- Title
- Kindness in a Corner. With title vignette by Gilbert Spenser.
- Author
- POWYS, T. F:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London. Chatto & Windus. 1930 1st ltd edition
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE POWYS, T. F., Kindness in a Corner, Chatto & Windus, 1930 1st edition, With title vignette by Gilbert Spenser, SIGNED, ltd, ed
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
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- Vignette
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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