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Allegory of Love (Signed First Edition)
by C.S. Lewis
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed on the title page, "with kind regards / C. S. Lewis / June 1938." Elegantly rebound in maroon leather by V. Wiering Bookbinder. Front and back are blank ... spine has text in gilt. 378 pp. Brown 10. Hooper 4. A very pleasing book. Exterior is marvelous. Interior has no ownership marks except one library stamp from Truro Public Library verso title page. That is the only library mark. One small stain on the dedication page, half the size of a dime. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 063283
- Title
- Allegory of Love (Signed First Edition)
- Author
- C.S. Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- At the Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1936
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- C. S. Lewis; Inklings
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Rebound
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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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...
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