The Dark Flower
by Galsworthy, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1913. John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was awarded the Nobel Prize in the year prior to his death. This early novel of romance is told in three sections of a man's love-life: Spring, Summer, and Autumn. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with title in blind on front cover (ruled);titling in gilt on the spine. Cl;ean text; 302 pages, with a 16-page tipped-in publisher's catalog in the rear; there is a six-page catalog of Galsworthy's works in the front. Bookplate on front paste-down; owner signature (October 1918) on the FFEP. Offset from a clipping or the like on the Copyright Page. Minor rub at the margins; top a bit dusty; some faint spots on the covers. A sound copy; lacking a dustwrapper. In an archival plastic protector.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005241
- Title
- The Dark Flower
- Author
- Galsworthy, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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- FFEP
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- Jacket
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- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Cloth
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- Dustwrapper
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