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The Venetian Glass Nephew by Elinor Wylie - 1925

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The Venetian Glass Nephew by Elinor Wylie - 1925

The Venetian Glass Nephew

by Elinor Wylie

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New York: George H. Doran, 1925 . First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" by 6.5". None. A signed limited edition of this fantastical novel by American author and poet Elinor Wylie, in the original dust wrapper and slip case. The first edition of this limited edition work, number 10 of 250 signed and numbered copies produced.Signed by the author to the colophon.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper, with slip case.The second of the four novels Wylie authored in her lifetime, this is a remarkable fantasy novel by the celebrated poet, who was popular in the 1920s and 30s despite her scandalous personal life.Wylie's other notable works include 'Nets to Catch the Wind', 'Black Armor', and 'Angels and Earthly Creatures'. In the publisher's original half paper vellum binding, with unclipped dust wrapper, and paper covered slip case. Externally, fine. Minor offsetting to front and rear free endpapers. Dust wrapper lightly age toned to back strip, with wraps bright. Small hole and closed tears to back strip head, with two closed tears towards the head of the front wrap. Significant bumping to slip case, with top panel lacking, and bottom panel tenderly held. Slip case in good only condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
  • Bookseller Rooke Books GB (GB)
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  • Format/Binding Hardback
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Jacket Condition Very Good
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  • Edition First edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher George H. Doran
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1925
  • Size 9" by 6.5"
  • Keywords The Venetian Glass Nephew Elinor Morton Wylie American poetry Elinor Wylie: The Portrait of an Unknown Woman Elinor Morton Wylie
  • Size 9\" by 6.5\"

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THE VENETIAN GLASS NEPHEW

by WYLIE, ELINOR

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George Doran, 1925. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by WYLIE, ELINOR

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UsedGood. First edition, 1925. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. No jacket. Appears to be ex-lib, but only indicator is a stamp on front endpaper. No card pockets or other markings. Cover a bit rubbed with age, gilt titles fading but still faintly visible. Spine cracked, all pages intact. Mild yellowing to page edges. Text clean and unmarked. Good copy overall.
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by Wylie, Elinor

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780897331128 / 0897331125
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Chicago: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1984. 8vo size trade paperback From back: "On a visit to Venice in 1782, the Cardinal Peter Innocent Bon, who has always desired a nephew, consults the great glassblower Alvise Luna and the famous conjuror Giacomo Casanova. For a good price these two devise a beautiful nephew made of Ventian glass. The good Cardinal is delighted and names his nephew Virginio. Alas, a problem arises: there is enough of Casanova in Virginio so that he falls in love with the exquisite Rosalba and marries her. But can his marriage be consumated?" Edgewear, slight crease to top corner. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Used - very good: age wear to boards, spine sunned, bookplate front paste down, some foxing to endpapers, text clean, binding tight.
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George H Doran, 1925. hardcover. very good: age wear to boards, spine sunned, bookplate front paste down, some foxing to endpapers, text clean, binding tight./no DJ. 8vo 182pp. first edition presumed second printing ("B" on copyright page) An eighteenth-century Venetian glass blower makes a young man and animates him by magic. Virginio marries Rosalba, a charming young poetess, but marriage turns into a horror, for Virginio is in perpetual terror lest Rosalba be too rough with him and break him. Rosalba, who is as self-sacrificing as she is loving, is magically transformed into porcelain. The two lovers are now happy, both equally fragile.. #01040.
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London: William Heinemann Ltd.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1926. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. Spine is slightly faded. .
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George H. Doran. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (romance, fantasy, fiction, literature) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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THE VENETIAN GLASS NEPHEW

by Elinor Wylie

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NY: George H. Doran Co., 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Green cloth with gilt silhouette on cover, lettering on spine. Corners and ends of spine lightly worn, covers clean, spine toned and lettering quite faded there. Binding tight and text very clean. Fiction. Stax.
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1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Spot on front green covers else Good, faded spine title, 1st edn.
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New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Rubbed and bumped at spine ends and corners. Worn along edges. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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New York: Doran, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good minus Book spine browned. Lightly fraying at spine ends. Bumped corner. White mark on top corner on back cover of book. Former owner's name on front endpaper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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