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The Battle of Britain and other poems (SIGNED)
by White, Sir Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition (private press, numbered 357/1000), marbled covered boards, white titling plate on black spine; text bloc
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Montreal, Canada: Private Circulation, 1945. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition (private press, numbered 357/1000), marbled covered boards, white titling plate on black spine; text block firm, pages partially trimmed and some uncut. Signed on ffep with dedication to Sir Campbell Stuart (1885-1972), a Canadian press baron who eventually died in London. Typography by Bruce Rogers. Stuart's bookplate on front pastedown.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Sir Thomas White (1866-1955) was a Canadian politician and this collection of his poems was privately published in Canada immediately after the war.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132173
- Title
- The Battle of Britain and other poems (SIGNED)
- Author
- White, Sir Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition (private press, numbered 357/1000), marbled covered boards, white titling plate on black spine; text bloc
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Private Circulation
- Place of Publication
- Montreal, Canada
- Date Published
- 1945
- Pages
- 60
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, poetry, signed, war poets, numbered, limited, private press, provenance
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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About Inklings & Yarnspinners
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