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Lord Love Us
by William Sansom
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press, 1954. First edition. Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". Lynton Lamb. The first edition of this collection of short stories by William Sansom, with illustrations by Lynton Lamb. The first edition. Illustrated by Lynton Lamb with monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations. In the publisher's original hardback with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This work features a collection of short fiction stories by William Sansom, a British novelist and short story writer. known for his descriptive prose style. This work includes stories such as 'Life, Death', 'The Sack Race', 'Time Gents, Please' and 'A Change of Office' and others. In the publisher's original hardback with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only slight fading to the spine and very light offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap is excellent with sunning to the spine, slight marks, minor edge wear and a chip to the joint of the rear flyleaf. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 897Z12
- Title
- Lord Love Us
- Author
- William Sansom
- Illustrator
- Lynton Lamb
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Hogarth Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- First edition Illustrated Lynton Lamb Short stories Illustrated Fiction
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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