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The Trembling of a Leaf
by MAUGHAM, W Somerset
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Heinemann, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Edition, 2nd Issue (printed in Great Britain by Billing & Sons Ltd ). 13 x 19.5 cm blue cloth with gilt stamped titles to the front and spine. Black stamped vignette to the front and publisher's device to the rear, 302pp [10]publisher's adverts. Light marking to the boards, a touch of rubbing to the corners and spine tips and a little cockling to the front board. Internally there is no name inscription or bookplate and there are only occasional light marks and a touch of spotting on the edge of the text block. There is the usual uniform toning to the free endpapers and adjacent page, caused by acid migration from the glue used on the front pastedown. All in all a collectable 1st Edition copy of Maugham's second collection of short stories which includes 'Rain' which has been adapted adapted as a play, opera and on three occasions as a film. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201362
- Title
- The Trembling of a Leaf
- Author
- MAUGHAM, W Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Date Published
- 1921
- Keywords
- Short Stories
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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