Sealskin Trousers First edition.<br />Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
by Linklater, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1947. First edition. Hardback. 127pp. Blue cloth boards with gilt to upper board and spine. Lacking dust jacket. "Sealskin Trousers", which gives the title to this collection, is remarkable. From the first sentence to its enchanting and terrifying end it holds the reader in the grip of an experience as vivid as any they will have to face. In essence it is a fairy story, verging on the supernatural, but as light as thistledown; it is in the tradition of, and as good as, Hans Anderson. Delightful wood engravings by Joan Hassall. Book in good condition. Slight lean to spine and some patchy colour fade to boards. Slight spotting to endpapers. Internally clean with only a very occasional touch of light spotting.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308421
- Title
- Sealskin Trousers First edition.Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
- Author
- Linklater, Eric
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...