THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER. A Play In Three Acts
by VAN Druten, John; WEST, Rebecca:
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz. 1928. First UK edition. First UK edition. The Publisher's File Copy. Hardcover issue. Original black cloth with titles to a red paper label on the spine, in dustwrapper. A superb fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the near fine original dustwrapper which is a little toned and creased to the extremities and with the publisher's "file copy" stamp to the upper panel. Not price-clipped. Provenance: From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz. Issued simultaneously in paperback at 3/6 and hardcover and 5/-. Adapted from Rebecca West's novel of the same name. Provenance: From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15133
- Title
- THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER. A Play In Three Acts
- Author
- VAN Druten, John; WEST, Rebecca:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First UK edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- London: Victor Gollancz. 1928
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York, North Yorkshire
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- 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....