BACK
by GREEN, Henry:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: The Hogarth Press. 1962. Third printing. Publisher's original grey cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Vanessa Bell illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding clean and firm with a very slight lean, the contents toned to the text block edge and with the pencilled ownership inscription of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin) are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which is toned to the spine and panel edges. Repriced by the publisher with a label over the original printed price on the front flap. A novel about a soldier returning home after WWII only to find that his lover has died. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Reviews
On Mar 15 2007, Iluvborat69 said:
relli good book 2 read
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25106
- Title
- BACK
- Author
- GREEN, Henry:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Hogarth Press. 1962
Terms of Sale
Lucius 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
Lucius Books
Biblio member since 2015
York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
Our shop is located in central York within a stones throw of the historic Micklegate Bar and walls. We are open seven days a week and carry a high quality stock specialising in but not limited to first editions, signed copies, bound sets and childrens / illustrated books and original art. Our opening times are 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sundays.Lucius Books is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) trade associations. If you are unable to make it to the shop then our stock is available to view on our website at www.luciusbooks.com
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....