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TALES OF HEARSAY
by CONRAD, Joseph:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1925. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by Jessie Conrad. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the upper board and spine. Lacking the dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips, the gilt on the spine dulled, the cloth on the upper board somewhat mottled at the edges. The contents, with the bookplate of Sir Robert Jones to the front pastedown, and light spotting to the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout. Inscribed in black ink on the front endpaper "To / Sir Robert Jones, a dear / and valued friend, from / the author's wife / Affectionately, Jessie Conrad / 1925". A posthumously published collection of four short stories with a preface by R. B. Cunninghame Graham, comprising 'The Warrior's Soul'; 'Prince Roman'; 'The Tale'; 'The Black Mate'. The eminent surgeon and pioneer of orthopaedics Sir Robert Jones had, since 1917, been treating Jessie Conrad's knee injury.� 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 #
- 23351
- Title
- TALES OF HEARSAY
- Author
- CONRAD, Joseph:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd. 1925
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- Dustwrapper
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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