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Christmas Formula And Other Stories
by Stella Benson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Joiner and Steele, William Jackson, 1932. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 10" by 6.5". None. An limited edition signed first edition of this collection of short stories by Stella Benson. With a frontispiece. This is number 11 of the Furnival Book Series. There is a note tipped in stating the 'The Furnival Books are now Published By Jointer and Steele Ltd. The Name William Jackson... Has Been Retained on the Title page In Order that the Set of Twelve Books May Be Typographically Uniform.' First edition, first impression. Signed limited edition, number 221 of 550 copies printed at the Chiswick Press. Signed by the author below limitation statement. Stella Benson was an English feminist, novelist, poet and travel writer. In publisher's full cloth binding. With gilt stamping to the front board and spine. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the extremities in addition to the head and tail of spine. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown, Coates and Bairstow. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spot. Light offsetting to title page. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN14-C-29
- Title
- Christmas Formula And Other Stories
- Author
- Stella Benson
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Joiner and Steele, William Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Size
- 10" by 6.5"
- Keywords
- stella benson furnival book series chiswick press christmas formula furnival book series
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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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- Fine
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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...
- Tipped In
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- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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