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The Whitsun Weddings
by Larkin, Philip
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1964. First edition, first printing. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper is slightly rubbed along the back strip and with some light shelf wear at the top and tail edges. It has been neatly price clipped at all four corners, but retains the original price (12s 6d net). The boards are nicely bound in the original publishers cloth and although there is some very light rubbing to the spine tips, it remains attractive and highly presentable. This copy is mostly free from foxing (very faint) and from inscriptions and is, overall, a near fine copy.
Currently in its sixtieth year, The Whitsun Weddings launched Larkin into the hall of literary fame. Several poems contained in this volume mark themselves eternal, with notable examples being 'An Arundel Tomb', 'Here', 'The Whitsun Weddings' and 'Reference Back'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Daniel Vince Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 206
- Title
- The Whitsun Weddings
- Author
- Larkin, Philip
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st/1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Daniel Vince Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Daniel Vince Rare Books
Biblio member since 2022
Canterbury, Kent
About Daniel Vince Rare Books
Daniel Vince Rare Books is a small, online-based bookselling company founded by Daniel Vince. We specialise in twentieth century English Literature, first editions and signed titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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