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Twentieth Century British Literature: A Reference Guide and Bibliography
by Temple, Rust Z
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., (1968). First Edition. Fine in light blue cloth covered boards with a gilt on black title block on the spine. A small quarto of 9 by 6 1/8 inches with modest foxing to the fore edge of the text block. In a very good+, price clipped dust jacket with light rubbing around the edges. 261 pages including an index covering some 400 British authors.
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB31662
- Title
- Twentieth Century British Literature: A Reference Guide and Bibliography
- Author
- Temple, Rust Z
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Ungar Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1968)
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- Fine
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- Quarto
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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