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A Welsh Eye.
by Thomas, Gwyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine DJ
- Seller
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Langley, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London:: Hutchinson & Co., LTD,, 1964.. First edition. Fine in Fine DJ. Fine in a Fine DJ. Large Octavo (6.5 x 9.5 inches). Olive buckram with gilt lettered spine. [1-8] 176 pp. Fully illustrated with b/w drawings by John Dd. Evans. Celebrated Welsh author, playwrite and broadcaster Gwyn Thomas illuminates contemporary Welsh social history with his intimate, often searing knowledge of the Welsh people, places, prejudices and passions; from mouldering castles to Dylan Thomas and W.H. Davies to rugby and revivalists. Boards
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- Bookseller
- Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7269
- Title
- A Welsh Eye.
- Author
- Thomas, Gwyn
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co., LTD,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1964.
- Keywords
- Dylan Thomas, WH Davies Welsh culture Gwyn Thomas great britain, welsh culture Welshmen, england Evans, John Dd. Books
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Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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Langley, Washington
About Lowry-James Rare Prints & Books
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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....
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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