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The Venetian Glass Nephew
by Wylie, Elinor
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Art vellum backed boards, french tips, t.e.g. Front inner hinge faintly cracked. near fine in fine original printed dust jacket
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. First edition, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author. Title page printed in blue and black. 182 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Art vellum backed boards, french tips, t.e.g. Front inner hinge faintly cracked. near fine in fine original printed dust jacket and card slipcase. Bookplate. First edition, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the author. Title page printed in blue and black. 182 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A remarkable fantasy novel by the celebrated poet, a beautiful book.
"She lived passionately, modeling herself after Shelley, but her passion 'estranged her from conventional people'" (ANB). BAL 23505; "Standing in the Shadows of 'Lud'", Wormwood 19 (2012), pp. 8-10
"She lived passionately, modeling herself after Shelley, but her passion 'estranged her from conventional people'" (ANB). BAL 23505; "Standing in the Shadows of 'Lud'", Wormwood 19 (2012), pp. 8-10
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352347
- Title
- The Venetian Glass Nephew
- Author
- Wylie, Elinor
- Format/Binding
- Title page printed in blue and black. 182 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Art vellum backed boards, french tips, t.e.g. Front inner hinge faintly cracked. near fine in fine original printed dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, one of 250 large paper copies signed by the autho
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- Poetry
Terms of Sale
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- Hinge
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