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The Oxford Book of Travel Verse
by Crossley-Holland, Kevin (SIGNED)
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0192141562
- ISBN 13
- 9780192141569
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. First Edition . Blue Cloth. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An anthology that charts the British abroad as reflected in their verse. Book is a perfect travelling companion. 395 pp. plus: Notes and References, Acknowledgeements, Index of first Lines, Index of Poets and Translators. Blue linen like cloth covered boards have ornate decorations and glit text on spine and front panel. Price clipped DJ is ow as new. Book is from the collection of the Toronto poet/author, Greg Gatenby. His signature and the year of the book's acquisition are found top ffep. INSCRIPTION: " for Greg Gatenby /westward the course of empire takes its way./ with admiration/ Kevin Crossley-Holland / April 1991" SIGNED by AUTHOR. This is a truly beautiful book! Bookseller's Inventory # 122999.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002999
- Title
- The Oxford Book of Travel Verse
- Author
- Crossley-Holland, Kevin (SIGNED)
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0192141562
- ISBN 13
- 9780192141569
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- ENGLISH POETRY VOYAGES AND TRAVEL-- POETRY POETRY OF PLACES
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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