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The Coloured Lands
by G. K. Chesterton
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Sheed and Ward, 1938 . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10" by 8". G. K. Chesterton. A fantastically illustrated collection of Chesterton's original stories and illustrations, complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of fairy-stories containing illustrations by the author to accompany his comic verse, satirical ballads and self-caricatures. This work was published posthumously.G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer and critic. Illustrated by the author with colour plates, and full plates and vignettes in black and white.Complete with an unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards and an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, generally smart: spine is slightly cocked, with bumping to the head and tail and extremities. Dust wrapper has a few chips to the head and tail of the spine, which has the odd mark to the spine and boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 763R38
- Title
- The Coloured Lands
- Author
- G. K. Chesterton
- Illustrator
- G. K. Chesterton
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sheed and Ward
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 10" by 8"
- Keywords
- G K Chesterton Illustrated Satire Comedy Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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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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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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