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THE ALLEGORY OF LOVE
by Lewis, C.S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1936. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First printing (First impression) 378 pp. Very good, original blue cloth gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. Tight binding. clean pages with toning to the edges and light staining to the fore edge. Rubbing to the extremities of the board. A very decent example with and interesting history, signature of the poet C.R. Jury to the front end page and gift inscription to Mary ( Lavin ) from a unknown person to the front end page..
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- Bookseller
- Kelleher Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016275
- Title
- THE ALLEGORY OF LOVE
- Author
- Lewis, C.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford at The Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- C.S. Lewis, FIRST EDITION, THE ALLEGORY OF LOVE
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Kelleher Rare Books
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Naas, Kildare
About Kelleher Rare Books
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- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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