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This Purple-Misted Isle: Manx Poems By Kathleen Faragher
by Faragher, Kathleen (Signed); Dundas, A.D. Flux (Foreword)
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Ramsey, Isle of Man: The Ramsey Courier Ltd., 1957. Book. Fair. Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Neatly signed, without inscription, by author beneath her photo on page 3. 51 pages including 32 poems. Several black and white vignettes in text. Prior owner carefully secured clear plastic to blue covers with tape which has yellowed. Corresponding discolouration to first and last leaves. Binding intact. Name and address handwritten atop title page. News clipping taped to page 48 includes poem which appears on page 49. A worthy vintage copy..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231H2075
- Title
- This Purple-Misted Isle: Manx Poems By Kathleen Faragher
- Author
- Faragher, Kathleen (Signed); Dundas, A.D. Flux (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Ramsey Courier Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Ramsey, Isle of Man
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- This Purple-Misted Isle: Manx Poems By Kathleen Faragher Signed Ramsey Isle of Man Poetry World Manx Association
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Signed;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Fair
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- Leaves
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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