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Too True To Be Good, Village Wooing & On the Rocks
by Shaw, George Bernard
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Near fine copy (front hinge cracking) in a fine (and rare) dust jacket. Morocco e
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co, 1934. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Near fine copy (front hinge cracking) in a fine (and rare) dust jacket. Morocco ex-libris of John Drinkwater on front pastedown (see below). In cloth slipcase with chemise. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed to John Drinkwater. Inscribed on the half-title: "to John Drinkwater/ G.B. Shaw / his Forerunner. 26th July 1934." Beneath the inscription Drinkwater was written in pencil, "Malvern Festival. JD." Fine association. Laurence A216
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56141
- Title
- Too True To Be Good, Village Wooing & On the Rocks
- Author
- Shaw, George Bernard
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original red cloth, lettered in gilt on spine. Near fine copy (front hinge cracking) in a fine (and rare) dust jacket. Morocco e
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Constable & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- British | George Bernard Shaw
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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