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Quest For Sita
by (Maurice) Collis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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Petersfield, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Fair. Blue buckram binding with dust wrapper. Dust wrapper in protective film but with some tears and a missing area. The author retells this ancient story with an art of narrative which, though perfected in the West, is beautifully adapted to its Eastern theme. With beautiful illustrations by Mervyn Peake on hand made paper. Size: Quarto. Category: Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; 1940s; .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Petersfield Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42889
- Title
- Quest For Sita
- Author
- (Maurice) Collis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- BZDB16 Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; 1940s; (Maurice) Collis Quest For Sita
Terms of Sale
The Petersfield Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
The Petersfield Bookshop
Biblio member since 2023
Petersfield, Hampshire
About The Petersfield Bookshop
"The Petersfield Bookshop" is a traditional bookshop and specialises in buying and selling Antiquarian and second-hand books, but also sells antique maps and prints and. Inside the shop there is a display of antique dolls from Ann Westwood's private collection. A special feature of the premises is a canopied forecourt where second-hand books can be bought 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Our opening hours are 10:00 to 17:00, Wednesday to Saturday. (Other times available by appointment)
There is nearby "Pay & Display" parking available and we are short walk from Petrsfield Station (On the London to Portsmouth route).
We are members of: ABA, ILAB & PBFA
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...