The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts
by W. H. Auden; Christopher Isherwood
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1936. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8.5" by 5.5" . None. First edition, first impression of this successful Auden-Isherwood play, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. The most successful of the W. H Auden and Christopher Isherwood's plays written in collaboration. First produced at the Mercury Theatre in 1937, it is seen as an influential parable on will, leadership and power. Complete with dust wrapper with publisher's clippings, pricing 6s. net present. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, damp mark to boards. Dust wrapper sound with shelf wear, chipping, minor loss to head and tail of spine, closed tear along rear joint, rear wrap may detach with further handling, sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 831A84
- Title
- The Ascent of F6: A Tragedy in Two Acts
- Author
- W. H. Auden; Christopher Isherwood
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- first editions the ascent of f6 wh auden c isherwood the ascent of f6
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
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