For Readers Only
by J. PENN (Pseud. Elizabeth Mary HILL and Doris MUDIE)
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
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Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1st Edition / 1st Printing, 1936. Dustwrapper and 2-page black/white cartoons by LOW (Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, 1891 - 1963). Very Good condition with occasional spotting and browning to rear blanks/pastedowns. No inscriptions. In near Very Good original dustwrapper which is not price-clipped (Published price 10s 6d). There are 3 small strips of paper strengthening to the reverse of the dustwrapper (spine head/tail and upper edge of rear flap). Generally attractive, tight condition.
Dedicated to : "The Past Present and Future Readers in the British Museum Reading Room". This is a scarce collage of histories, reflections and commentaries of a female reader at the British Museum. Precedes the US Edition published by E.P Dutton in 1937.
Dedicated to : "The Past Present and Future Readers in the British Museum Reading Room". This is a scarce collage of histories, reflections and commentaries of a female reader at the British Museum. Precedes the US Edition published by E.P Dutton in 1937.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Itchen Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 831
- Title
- For Readers Only
- Author
- J. PENN (Pseud. Elizabeth Mary HILL and Doris MUDIE)
- Illustrator
- David LOW
- Format/Binding
- Original blue cloth covered boards, lettered in black to the spine. In unclipped original dustwrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition / 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London WC2
- Date Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 289
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British Museum Reading Room ; Reader ; History ; Library ; Libraries ; Humour ; Humor ;
Terms of Sale
Itchen Books
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. Refund issued on receipt of returned item.
About the Seller
Itchen Books
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Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
About Itchen Books
20th Century first editions with some older items. Specialist areas of interest include Russian literature, Irish literature.
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