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As It Was and World Without End. (In Dust-Jacket)
by Thomas Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1956. 1st Combined Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. FINE brown cloth-coverd boards, with the spine very brightly lettered in white. Very clean and sharp-cornered, having been protected by the dust-jacket, which is the original publisher's lettered/decorated pink, lettered black, dust-jacket. A Near Fine, bright, clean copy in a near VG dust-jacket. The base colour to the spine of the d/j is lightly sunned, but all titling is deep and clear. There are a few small tears to the extremities - now 'closed' = neatly repaired to the reverse of the d/j with clear archive tape. The d/j is price-clipped, but is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Very Good. Internally, apart from some brown 'offsetting' to the free endpapers front and back, the book is FINE - NO Inscriptions or marks. Very Clean, tight and bright. 183 pp. The First Faber Combined Edition, comprising the 2 complete books - 'As It Was' (1926) and 'World Without End' (1931). "Helen Thomas tells her moving story of love, courtship and marriage to the poet Edward Thomas, killed at Arras in 1917." . A Lovely copy. Scarce in a dust-jacket. See Images. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 119968
- Title
- As It Was and World Without End. (In Dust-Jacket)
- Author
- Thomas Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Combined Edition Thus; First Printing
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- As It Was And World Without End. Helen Thomas., Helen Thomas Tells Her Moving Story Of Love, Courtship And Marriage To The , Poet Edward Thomas, Killed At Arras In 1917, The First Combined Edition, Including Both 'as It Was' (1926) And 'world
- Bookseller catalogs
- Wales/Welsh;
Terms of Sale
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Payment: 94 St Catherine Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RF, UK Tel:+ 44(0)1267235462 The cost of books are given in sterling. The cost of books are given in sterling. Payments to me direct may be via PayPal or CC via PayPal (you do NOT have to have a Paypal account to pay by Credit Card) ; By Paypal (Official PP Invoice sent on request): Personal (Sterling) Cheque or Bank Transfer (UK/Europe ONLY), or Cash (Sterling only). Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All items posted by Airmail Overseas or by Standard (Second class post) in the UK unless requested otherwise. We will post abroad by whatever method you request but the standard is by Airmail. Proof of posting certificates are obtained for all books posted. Postal delivery times are ESTIMATES not Guarantees!. Parcels are NOT "Tracked" - We provide PROOF OF POSTING, NOT PROOF OF DELIVERY. All postings are insured. We normally post twice/three times weekly, although we can provide a speedier service for an extra cost. Tracking is also available at an extra cost, please enquire, but these charges will be considerably higher than our advertised rates. If unhappy with a purchase, a full refund will be given if returned within 14 days, in the same condition that it left us.
About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Retired Member of the P.B.F.A, and the WBA. In business for 42+ years to date, mainly working from home nowadays, and formerly exhibiting at Major London Book Fairs, and some Provincial ones within reach of the M4! View by Appointment ONLY Please, as I may be unavailable on the day you call. Happy to see customers but they have to be able to squeeze through the book aisles/piles! Unfortunately no wheelchair access. Currently only working part-time.
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