NOCTURNE [SIGNED]
by Swinnerton, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Martin Secker, 1926. 1926 Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 219 pages; G+; contemporary full green cloth binding; spine with rubbed gilt lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; fading to spine; tide lines to spine, and over joints; spine cocked; previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown; inscribed by Swinnerton at front free endpaper, "This confiscated copy of a book which the author--according to Mr Somerset Maugham--has obviously never read. With warmest regards and in celebration of an outstandingly loquacious evening. Frank Swinnerton"; pages clean; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1347238. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1347238
- Title
- NOCTURNE [SIGNED]
- Author
- Swinnerton, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1926 Reprint
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- BIBLIO-LIVE-2
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA
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Rockville, Maryland
About Second Story Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.